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Starvation Medal 1923 April
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Reference(s) | AFA#186 |
| Obverse description | A kneeling woman in a posture of despair embraces a small nude child, both figures rendered in low relief against a plain field. The composition evokes suffering and destitution, with the woman's head bowed protectively over the child. The initials F H appear in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a seven-line inscription in cursive lettering within a wreath of thorns, recording hyperinflationary food prices in Saxony in April 1923. The thorn wreath encircles the entire field, reinforcing the medal's theme of hardship and suffering. |
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