Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Features
| Location |
Germany (1871-1948)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
William II (1888-1918)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1913 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 90 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Cast |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 405523 |
| References | Heidemann# 1054 Martin Heidemann; 1998. Medaillenkunst in Deutschland von 1895 bis 1914 / Band 8 = Medallic Art in Germany from 1895 to 1914. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medaillenkunst, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. |
Obverse
View of the monument.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DEUTSCHER PATRIOTENBUND ZUR ERRICHTUNG EINES VÖLKERSCHLACHTDENKMALS BEI LEIPZIG
Engraver: Albert Reiss
Reverse
Two naked men kneeling on the ground facing each other, an old bearded man and a young man, the old and the young generation, handing each other their right hands, between the branches of a small tree above, which the old man is holding with his left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
16.-18.
OKTOBER
1813
SO LANGE DIE STRÖME ZUM MEERE REISEN, WIRD NOCH DER SPÄTESTE EENKEL PREISEN DIE LEIPZIGER SCHLACHT.
AR
Engraver: Albert Reiss
Comments
Issued by the German Patriotic Union.
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