Summary
Medal Kriegsgetraut (Married in War), by Karl Goetz, Germany, 1914.
The clasping hands symbolically "celebrate (and in the process encourage) the unity of purpose of the German home and fighting fronts in 1914.".
Obverse Description
Male and female hands clasped with a vertical sword thrust between them; the sword divides the artist's initials, 'KG'. Text around reads: 'KRIEGSGETRAVT' (Married in War).
Reverse Description
Reverse features a shield dividing the date '1914' surmounted by a German military helmet. Text around reads: 'MIT GOTT FVER KAISER VND REICH' (With God for Emperor and Empire).
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Spink (Australia), 17 Aug 1990
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Date Issued
circa 1915 AD
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Issued By
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse inscription: "KRIEGS GETRAVT" (Married in War). Reverse inscription: "1914 MIT GOTT FVER KAISER VND REICH" (1914 With God for Emperor and Empire).
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Material
Copper
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
58 mm (Outside Diameter), 69.62 (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
References: [Link 1] accessed Aug 2014.
[Book] Kienast, G. W. The Medals of Karl Goetz., 152 Pages
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