Germany, Imperial. A Wartime Patriotic Medal 1914 Newly Listed FRASER R4236A)

FRASER R4236A)

3 cm (l) x 2 cm (h)

RIDDELL 10578)

missing its obverse and reverse centrepieces)

very minimal soiling of the ribbons due to age

Germany, Imperial. A Wartime Patriotic Medal 1914 Newly Listed FRASER R4236A)An ovular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bears a knight slaying a dragon with a sword, underneath is the inscription DAS GROSSE DRESCHEN (THE GREAT THRASHING), the reverse bears the inscription LIEB VATERLAND MAGST RUHIG SEIN 1914 (DEAR FATHERLAND MAY BE QUIET), encompassed by an oak leaf wreath, with ornate suspension on a long thin black ribbon, measuring 37. 97 mm (w) x56. 68 mm (h), very fine.