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WOOING OF THE BALKAN KINGS
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(Bittgang am Balkan) |
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1915, Cast bronze, Satirical medal, 57.4mm, 50.0g, Frankenhuis 1437.
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Obverse: The English Tommy, President Poincare, Czar of Russia, and the King of Italy kneeling in a suppliant attitude. Legend, "Der Bittgang am Balkan — 1915" (Supplication to the Balkans). Reverse: Behind lathwork three medallions of sovereigns, viz, of Rumania, Greece and Bulgaria; Ferdinand of Rumania — Constantine of Greece — Ferdinand of Bulgaria. On the lathwork are suspended sacrifices; a dolphin (England) vomiting money, with collar marked "Gross" (Great Britain); lemons (Italy); a bleeding heart (France); and a strong fist (Russia) with sleeve marked "Russ". In exergue, "Hilfe! Balkan! Streit fiir uns" (Help, Balkans, fight for us). |
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