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Description: | obverse design : General Count von Haeseler, bust, in uniform and Uhlan's helmet
obverse text : "GENERAL GRAF.HAESELER"
reverse design : hourglass, winged, surrounded by a border bearing text and ornamental beaded edge
reverse text : "NESTOR.EXERCITI.GERMANIAE" & "1917"
In this inspirational and patriotic formal portrait of General von Haesler, dated 1917, the medallist Elizabeth von
Esseö compares the veteran German commander to Nestor, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War. The reverse text is
translated as 'Nestor of the German Army'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Haeseler First World War & 1914 = 1917 DE.A portrait / personification von (Field Marshal Count) | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | von Esseö, Elizabeth | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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