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Description: | K.E.HASS HAMBURG
in small faint characters
obverse design: youth, three-quarter length figure, naked, except for loin-cloth, leaning to right and holding a sword,
both hands on hilt, behind his head. Below and surrounding the figure stylised waves. To the left of the figure the date and to right and
at base, within edged panel, text
obverse text: "1914" & "DURCH" & "DEUTSCHLAND ÖSTREICH- UNGARN" (within panel)
reverse text: "EINIGKEIT MACHT STARK" (on plain background)
First World War German medal by K E Hass patriotically commemorating the strength and commitment of the German-Austro-
Hungarian military alliance on the outbreak of war in 1914. This union of force, the core components of the 'Central Powers', is celebrated
by the artist in epic-heroic terms - a solitary, Siegfried-like hero stands ready to confront the world. The obverse text is translated as
'Through Germany Austria-Hungary' and the reverse text as 'Union makes strength'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | First World War & Alliance Central Powers & 1914 commemorative | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Hass, K E | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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