Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations 1913 front Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations 1913 back
Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations 1913 photo
© Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig

Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations

1913 year
Bronze - 90 mm
Description
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
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#405523
Rarity index
100%

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

Comment

Issued by the German Patriotic Union.