American Numismatic Society: Silver Medal, Berlin. 1948.12.28

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Reverse: LIEBER . JEDE . NOT/ ALS . FEINDES . GEBOT/ Dr. HELFFERICH/ . REICHSTAG. /14 . DEZBR . 1915 - Wreath.

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 16.5
- Diameter (in mm): 33

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Symbol: FR.EUE
Authority
- Maker: Ball, Robert
- Artist: Eue, Franz
- Issuer: German Empire
Geographic
- Place of Production: Berlin
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: Germany

References

Reference: AoD 7513.5215.9.a
Reference: Frankenhuis.666
Reference: Zetzmann.5006

Administrative History

Identifier: 1948.12.28
Lot: 1948.12
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

As Secretary for the Treasury he was involved in financing World War I though loans, not taxes, upon his believe in the final victory of Germany and high reparation demands on Allies.

Subjects

Event: Economic history of World War I

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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Silver Medal, Berlin. 1948.12.28