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Description: | SILBER 990
whole description : MODEL
piece obverse design : swords, two, vertical, hilts uppermost. Between their blades the shields of arms of the Central Powers. At upper
centre of design the all seeing eye of Providence surrounded by rays, at base of design stylised waves and at centre base edge the Russian
shield of arms
piece obverse text : "WAFFEN:STILLSTAND" (in 2 lines below the "all seeing eye") & "ZWISCHEN RUSSLAND UND DEN MITTEMÄCHTEN" (in 4 lines
below shields of arms and between sword blades)
piece reverse design : warrior, German, standing facing left, naked except for loincloth and modern steel helmet, holding a point-grounded
sword in his left hand. Behind the soldier a bear on all fours. The soldier's hand rests on the bear's back
piece reverse text : "17.DEZ." (upper left) & "1917" (upper right)
piece exergue : palm branch, horizontal | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Eastern Front & Armistice between Central Powers and Russia & 17/12/1917 commemorative | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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