WIE LANGE NOCH?: A giant representing Russia lays dying atop the allies France, Serbia, Romania and Belgium. A skeleton, England, takes his pulse.
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GVT GEBRVLLT, LOWE! 1917: An English soldier sits on the floor, a serving tray before him carrying the Neutral Countries in the form of porcelain figures.
TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY/ WE ARE ONE: Bust of Columbia to l.
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THE MAYOR/ AND COMMITTEE OF/ CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF/ NEW YORK/ TO RUMOR AND WELCOME/ THE / BELGIAN WAR MISSION/ TO THE / UNITED STATES/ OF / AMERICA/ AUGUST 21, 1917
MULTIPLICAT NOVIES PHOENIX REPARABILES ALES: Rising Phoenix to r. with sun rise in background.
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LA BELGIQUE REPARE LES DESASTRES DE LA GUERRE: Female figure, head to l., wearing laurel wreath, sword and carrying laurel branches in r. and l. hand, towering over ruins of city, which is in the process of being restored.
L'ARMEE . BELGE . REJOINT LES ARMEES . ALLIEES/ in exergue, 7-14-OCTOBRE/ . MCMXIV .: Three female females representing England, Belgium, and France greeting one another.
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ANVERS -- RETIENT/ SEPT . DIVISIONS -- ALLEMANDES/ 22.SEPTRE 10 -- OCT -- 1914: Draped female figure, facing, holding sword in l. hand and leaning on stone blocks with r. hand.
MICHEL LOHNT DEM BRABANTER KIRCHENSCHÄNDER: Michel ("Germany") deprives priest of his mitrate, kicking him with l. foot so priest drops his prayer book, shield of city of Mechelen below.
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WEIHEPFENNIG DEM ERZHIRTEN VON MECHELN: Devil attempting to place a mitrate as an extinguisher on top of large candle.
In exergue: ENTENTE: Group of ten soldiers representing states named on reverse standing to r., awaiting attack.
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ENGLAND/ UND SEINE/ KNECHTE/ FRANKREICH/ BELGIEN/ PORTUGAL/ JAPAN/ ITALIEN/ MONTNEGRO/ SERBIEN/ RUMÄNIEN/ RUSSLAND: Seated and hatted figure (England) facing, holding nine leashes connected to heads of representatives of states named in legend.
LL. MM. -- ALBERT -- ELISABETH/ * HONNEUR */ VAILLANCE HUMANITÉ: Jugate busts of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth to l. within heart-shaped cartouche flanked by laurel branches and seated on capital like object.
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[on banner,] . 1914 - 1915.: View of cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp; coat of arms of Antwerp within cartouche decorated in scrollwork, flanked by oak branches.
LL. MM. -- ALBERT -- ELISABETH: Jugate busts of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth to l.
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AVANT QU'ON/ ANÉANTISSE NOTRE ARMÉE/ IL FAUDRA QU'ON ME MARCHE/ SUR LE CORPS/ - /VOORALEER MIJN LEGER/ TE VERNIETIGEN ZAL MEN/ OVER MIJN LICHAAM/ MOETEN TRAPPEN/ ALBERT/ 1914: Crowned banner on top.
Jugated busts of Albert I and Elisabeth of Bavaria to l.
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1914-15/ POUR L'HONNEUR/ DE LA PATRIE/ VOOR DE EER VAN'T VADERLAND: Lion, laying down to l. on top of drape/ flag with crowned pole between claws; crowned Belgian shield to r. with oak leaves behind.
VERWOND MAAR NIET VERWONNEN/ 1914-1915/ BLESSE MAIS NON VAICU: Lion resting on rock to r. with arrow in r. upper leg.
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VOOR BELGENLAND ONS LEVEN/ POUR BELGIQUE NOTRE VIE: In foreground: crowned shield displaying jugated busts of Albert I and Elisabeth of Bavaria to l., flanked by two rampant lions; in background: battle field scene, soldiers lined up with commanding officer ordering attack on burning house in far distance.
VERWOND MAAR NIET VERWONNEN/ 1914-1915/ BLESSE MAIS NON VAICU: Lion resting on rock to r. with arrow in r. upper leg.
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VOOR BELGENLAND ONS LEVEN/ POUR BELGIQUE NOTRE VIE: In foreground: crowned shield displaying jugated busts of Albert I and Elisabeth of Bavaria to l., flanked by two rampant lions; in background: battle field scene, soldiers lined up with commanding officer ordering attack on burning house in far distance.
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