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Description: | SILBER 990
whole description : MODEL
piece obverse design : Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, bust, full face slightly turned to left, in uniform
piece obverse text : "GEN:FELDM.VON HINDENBURG ZUM 70.GEBURTSTAG 2.OKT.1917" (note the oakleaves after "HINDENBURG")
piece reverse text : "WER AN MEINEM GEBURTS-TAGE FÜR VERWUNDETE UND HINTERBLIEBENE SORGT IN SEINEM HERZEN DAS GELÜB-DE ZUM ZUVERSICHTLICHEN
DURCHHALTEN ERNEUERT UND WER KRIEGSANLEIHE ZEICHNET- MACHT MIR DIE SCHÖNSTE GEBURTSTAGSGABE." (in 10 lines) & "von Hindenburg" (facsimile
signature) & "GR.HAUPTQUARTIER 9.SEPTEMBER 1917" (note oakleaves at upper centre edge and lower left edge of reverse)
Association - related items: see Louis Oppenheim's war loan poster 'VON HINDENBURG', PST/435, which utilises facsimile
script text translated as 'The man who subscribes to the War Loan is giving me the best birthday present! von
Hindenburg.' | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Generalfeldmarschall Paul von DE.A 70th Birthday of & 2/10/1917 Hindenburg portrait / personification German Home Front & War Loan Campaign & Hindenburg Paul von commemorative | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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