K-143
GENERAL - COLONEL VON HINDENBURG

(von Hindenburg, Generaloberst)
1914 Cast bronze, Portrait medal, 68.0mm, 101.50g, Frankenhuis 507.
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Obverse: Within beaded perimeter a bust of General Oberst von Hindenburg. Inscribed; "Generaloberst • von • Hindenburg" K•GOETZ incised into truncation.

Reverse: Russian cavalry, put to flight in the Masurian Marshes. Legend. "Die Russische Narew-Armee vernichfet" (The Russian Narew-Army destroyed). In exergue,"28.-31. August 1914 — In den Seen Masurens" (In the Masurian Lakes).

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This piece is only known in the above composition and size

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Muled Portrait Varieties
Goetz muled the obverse bust of Hindenburg and used it on the following varieties.
K-143a1
1914, Struck copper proof, Commemorative medal, 33.4mm, 17.50g., Zetzmann -

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Obverse: Hindenburg portrait same as K-143. Inscription in different font and reads, "GENERALFELDMARSCHALL v. HINDENBURG".

Reverse: The German Eagle attacks the Russian bear across a flaming globe. Incription: "80,000 Russen gefangen" (80,000 Russians Captured.) Dated 27.Nov.1914
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This K-143a piece is known in the following compositions and sizes:

  • K-143a Struck bronze
  • K-143a1 Struck copper (see above)
  • K-143a2 Struck Aluminum with loop (see below)
  • K-143a3 Struck silver (see below)

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K-143a2
1914, Struck aluminum proof with loop, Commemorative medal, 36.0mm, 4.70g., Zetzmann -
K-143a3
1914, Struck silver proof, Commemorative medal, 33.2mm, 14.20g., Zetzmann -
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K-143b
K-143b
1915, Struck silver, Commemorative medal, 33.5mm, Wt. not available., Zetzmann -

Obverse: Hindenburg portrait same as K-143. Inscription in different font and reads, "GENERALFELDMARSCHALL von HINDENBURG".

Reverse: Muled reverse of K-151 but without inscription and dates added. Young Siegfried, with sword, about to slay a three-headed hydra consisting of a Russian bear, French coq, and Italian lion. Dated 1914-15.
This medal is only known in Struck silver.
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K-143c
K-143c
1915, Struck bronze proof, Commemorative medal, 28.3mm, 11.50g., Zetzmann 4078

Obverse: Portrait medal same as K-143. Different inscription font and "Ora Et Labora" (Pray and Work) added.

Reverse: Ribboned palm frond and laurel with date inscribed, "22. FEBR. 1915" Inscription reads, "ENDE DER WINTERSCHLACHT IN MASUREN VERNICHTUNG DER X. RUSS.ARMEE"

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This K-143c piece is known in the following compositions and sizes:

  • K-143c Struck bronze
  • K-143c1 Struck silver (see below)
K-143c1
1915, Struck silver proof, Commemorative medal, 28.3mm, 10.02g., Zetzmann 4078