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Wilhelm II Expansion of the German fleet
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Reference(s) | Slg. Marienburg#7112, Heidemann#704, KaiserPers#442A |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II in high relief, wearing a military bicorn hat with elaborate feather plume and epauleted uniform with decorations at the collar. The legend arcs along the right rim, with the emperor's name and title in the left field. The engraver's signature and date appear in the lower left exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | WILHELM // II DEUTSCHER KAISER.KOENIG VON PREUSSEN H Dürrich fec 97 // Cassel |
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| Reverse lettering | DASS·DU·ZUR // RECHTEN·ZEIT·DIE·MACHT // ZUR·SEE·WILLST·FESTEN·DIE // MACHT·DIE·HEUTE·NOCH·SO·KLEIN; // DAFUR·O·TAPFERER·HOHENZOLLERN- // RECKE· VIELTAUSENDMAL // SOLLST· DU·GEPRIESEN·SEIN! // HA÷WEN·ALARM // EINST·RINGSUM // WIRD·GEBLASEN·WEN // UM·DEN·ERDBALL // SCHWERES·WETTER // TOBT;DAN·SCHAUN // AUCH·DIE·ZU·DIR·EM- // POR·DIE·B LIND·DA- // GEGEN RASTEN·DOCH- // DU·WI RST BLEI- // BEN RETER IN·DER // NOT! MDCCC XCVII· H. DÜRRICH // FEC MAYER & WILHELM STUTTGART |
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