Starvation Medal November 1923

€1.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1923
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight21.7 g
Diameter38.5 mm
Thickness3.4 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
Edge
PeriodWeimar Republic (1918-1933)
NoticeFriedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein
Reference(s) AFA#185
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 November KOSTETE 1 PF. MEHL 450 Milliar 1 PF. FLEISCH 3 bis 4 Billi 4 PF. BROT = 850 Milliar 1 GL. BIER = 450 Milld F H SACHSEN DENKMAL
(Translation: 1923 In November cost  1 pound flour 450 000 000 000 Marks 1 pound meet 3 000 000 - 4 000 000 Marks 4 pounds bread 850 000 000 000 Marks 1 glass of beer 450 000 000 000 Marks  F H (for Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein)  Saxonia monument Engraver: Friedrich Wilhelm Hörnlein)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMuldenhütten, Germany (1887-1953)
Mintage1923  - -
Catalog ID3098305720
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