Starvation Medal February 1923

€1.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1923
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight23 g
Diameter38 mm
Thickness2.8 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth 5 different medals where made of this type shiwing different date on the reverse side. February, July, August, Oktober, November.
PeriodWeimar Republic (1918-1933)
NoticeFriedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein
Reference(s) AFA#181
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 FEBR. KOSTETE 1 PF. MEHL 1000 MK 1 PF. FLEISCH 4000 MK 4 PF. BROT = 700 MK 1 GL. BIER = 600 MK F H SACHSEN DENKMAL
(Translation: 1923 In February cost  1 pound flour 1000 Marks 1 pound meet 4000 Marks 4 pounds bread = 700 Marks 1 glass of beer = 600 Marks  F H (for Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein)  Saxonia monument)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMuldenhütten, Germany (1887-1953)
Mintage1923  - -
Catalog ID6543840680
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