Medal - Defense of Kiautschou against the Japanese
Features
| Location |
Germany (1871-1948)
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|---|---|
| Type | Advertising medallions › Satirical medals |
| Year | 1914 |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 14.38 g |
| Diameter | 33.67 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 444596 |
| References | Zetzmann# 4062 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. Bernd Kaiser; 2015. Weltkrieg Taler und Medaillen 1914-1918 / Volume 4 = World War Thalers and Medals 1914-1918. Self-published, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. |
Obverse
An Englishman sends a monkey in a Japanese uniform up an oak tree. In the tree above is the German eagle, on the lower branches are three hanged men.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANDENKEN AN DIE DENKWÜRDIGEN TAGE PARIS OKTOBER 1896· ST. PETERSBURG AUGUST 1897.
Reverse
10-line inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DER
ENGLÄNDER
UND SEIN JAPANER
"JETZT KLETTERE DU MAL
AUF DIE DEUTSCHE EICHE
UND VERSUCHE,
OB DU IHM NICHT EINE
FEDER AUS DEM SCHWANZ
REISSEN KANNST!"
1914
Edge
Lettering: 900
Mint
Stuttgarter Metallwarenfabrik Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm e.K., Germany (1861-date)See also
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 28.56
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Actual silver weight: 0.416 oz
Current silver price: 68.63 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Künker eLive Auction 77 Lot 3160 
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17 Apr 2023 | UNC |
USD 3008.93
(EUR 2600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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