Death of Flying ace Oswald Boelcke

Features

Location	Germany (1871-1948)
Type	Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year	1916
Composition	Silver (.990)
Weight	14.25 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 419528
References	Zetzmann# 6026 Georg Zetzmann; 2002. Deutsche Silbermedaillen des I. Weltkriegs: auf die militärischen Handlungen und denkwürdigen Ereignisse von 1914 bis 1919 = German Silver Medals of the First World War. Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

Obverse

Uniformed bust facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BOELCKE
FRZ. EUE

Engraver: Friedrich (Fritz) Wilhelm Eue

Reverse

Germania standing right, laying wreath on corpse lying on draped beir and wearing wings

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEUTSCHLANDS SIEG – REICHER HELD IM LUFTKAMPF
+ 28.10.1916
L. CHR. LAUER NUERNBERG

Engraver: Friedrich (Fritz) Wilhelm Eue

Edge

Plain with inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 990

Mint

L. Chr. Lauer Mint (Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer), Nuremberg, Germany (1790-1924)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1916

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Actual silver weight: 0.454 oz

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