Threat of War

€1.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1914
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight348.34 g
Diameter126.2 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgePlain with inscription
Period
NoticeFriedrich Schenkel
Reference(s) Steguweit#156, Klose#1.9
Obverse descriptionTo the right the enemy armed with swords and snakes, to the left the personification of Germany in the shape of a armored knight holding a sword and reaching the left arm towards the sky. Above in the stormy clouds the hand of god holding a balance as a symbol for equality
Obverse letteringSchenkel AUGUST 1914
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionInscription with the verse of Jeremiah 9,24 from the old testament of the Luther bible.
Reverse lettering.WER. .SICH.RVEHMEN. .WILL.DER.RVEHME. .SICH.DESS.DASS.ER. *MICH*WISSE.VND. .KENNE.DASS * ICH * .DER.HERR.BIN.DER. .BARMHERZIGKEIT. .RECHT.VND. .GERECHTIGKEIT. .VEBET.AVF. .ERDEN. JEREMIAS
Reverse script
EngraverAgvGuS (Aktiengesellschaft vormals H. Gladenbeck & Sohn), Berlin, Germany (1888-1932)
Mintage1914  - Dated 1914 but actually minted in 1915 -
Catalog ID6850658750
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