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K-134
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THE MOBILIZATION OF THE GERMAN ARMY |
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(Auf die Deutsche Mobilmachung)
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1914 Cast bronze, Commemorative medallion, 83.5mm, 162.25g, Frankenhuis 470.
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Obverse: Atlas, 3/4 right, supporting a globe surrounded by Zodiac. In field, flames. In border, "Wer fest will fest und unverrueckt dasselbe" ( He, who desires to remain firm and unmoved...) Reverse: A giant seizing a raging bull by the horns. In border, "Der sprengt vom Festen Himmel des Gewoelbe zum 2. Aug. 1914" ( ..will burst open the vaults of heaven August 2, 1914) Legend: "Dem Muessen alle Geister sich verneigen und rut en, Komm and nimm - du nimmst dein eigen" "Ernst Moritz Arndt" ( "to him all spirits shall bow; and exclaim: come, oh come and take, you take but your own." "Ernst Moritz Arndt." |
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