Starvation Medal August 1923

€2.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1923
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight24.5 g
Diameter38.1 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgePlain
PeriodWeimar Republic (1918-1933)
NoticeFriedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein
Reference(s) AFA#183
Obverse descriptionKneeling man to the right covering his face with his hands and kneeling woman to the left, wringing his raised hands, skull below.
Obverse letteringHÖRNLEIN
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionObelisk surrounded by thorns with the Saxon state coat of arms, left and right prices during the inflation after the First World War.
Reverse lettering1923 IM AUG KOSTETE 1 PF. MEHL 600000 MK 1 PF. FLEISCH 1600000 MK 4 PF. BROT = 295000 MK 1 GL. BIER = 300000 MK F H SACHSEN DENKMAL
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMuldenhütten, Germany (1887-1953)
Mintage1923  - -
Catalog ID7055194340
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