Bronze Medal, Berlin. 2000.1.484

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2000.1.484

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Obverse: GENERALOBERST -- VON . HINDENBURG - Facing bust
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Reverse: DER . RUSSEN . BEZWINGER -- OSTPREUSSENS . BEFREIER/ in field, TANNEN/ BERG -- ORTELS/ BURG/ 1914 - Medieval soldier (alluding to the 1410 Battle of Grunwald) standing with large sword in hands over shoulder; with reed bed to l. of body of water and burning village to r.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 198.791
    • Diameter (in mm): 105

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2000.1.484
  • Lot: 2000.1
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Friedenberg, Daniel M.

Description

The medal is hollow. This German victory over Russia was often used in propaganda as 'revenge' for German loss of 1410 Battle of Grunwald during the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War.

Rights

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

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