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Live auction - fme_902335 - GERMANY - FREE CITY OF HAMBURG Médaille, Mérite de guerre

GERMANY - FREE CITY OF HAMBURG Médaille, Mérite de guerre XF
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Estimate : 20 €
Price : 27 €
Maximum bid : 27 €
End of the sale : 14 May 2024 17:20:51
bidders : 6 bidders
Type : Médaille, Mérite de guerre
Date: 1914
Metal : silver plated metal
Diameter : 102 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 19,71 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Marques d’usure. Émail abîmé

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Château à trois tours sommé d’une croix pour la tour centrale sur fond émaillé rouge (Armoiries de Hambourg).

Reverse


Reverse legend : FÜR VERDIENST / IM / KRIEGE / 1914.
Reverse description : Légende en 4 lignes dans le médaillon central.
Reverse translation : Pour le service en guerre.

Commentary


Dimensions de la croix sans bélière ni ruban : 39,5 mm
Ruban rayé rouge et blanc.

L'insigne d'honneur pour le mérite de la guerre de 1914/15 a été offert par le duc Bernhard le 7 mars 1915 « pour les services spéciaux rendus par des individus pendant la guerre ». Elle a été décernée aux officiers et fonctionnaires assimilés et aux civils en tant que « Croix d'honneur », ainsi qu'aux grades d'officiers enrôlés et de sous-officiers.
Dimensions of the cross without bail or ribbon: 39.5 mm Red and white striped ribbon. The Badge of Honour for Merit in the War of 1914/15 was presented by Duke Bernhard on 7 March 1915 \\\"for special services rendered by individuals during the war\\\". It was awarded to officers and equivalent officials and civilians as the \\\"Cross of Honour\\\", as well as to the ranks of enlisted officers and non-commissioned officers

Historical background


GERMANY - FREE CITY OF HAMBURG

Hamburg, a Hanseatic city, managed until 1918 to retain its status as a free city and its independence. The territory was one of the smallest in the Reich with an area of 414 km2 whose population tripled between 1871 and 1914, rising from 334,810 inhabitants in 1871 to 874,878 in 1905..

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