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Verdun The World Blood Pump
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Period | World War I |
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| Obverse description | Two skeletal figures of Death in high relief are depicted bent over a pump set against a desolate battlefield landscape, with graves and debris visible in the field. The circular legend along the rim reads VERDUN·DIE WELTBLUTPUMPE·1916, and a small engraver's monogram appears in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a six-line central inscription in the field, surrounded by a decorative border of dripping blood rendered in relief, from which hang the abbreviated names of Allied nations. The outer rim bears a beaded border with the country abbreviations arranged around the full circumference. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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