Inscription [reverse], 1916

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G1-C

Medium

iron

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
gross weight: 75.830 gr

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher

Accession Number

2004.50.2.b

Artists / Makers

Walter Eberbach (medalist) German, 1866 - 1944

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Inscription

across field: + / ES.KANN.DER / BESTE.NICHT.IM / FRIEDEN.LEBEN / .WENN.ES.DEM / BÖSEN.NACHBAR / NICHT.GEFÄLLT / 1916; stamped on the edge, partly legible: DS 107 [?]

Provenance

Purchased by Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, Kinnelon, New Jersey; gift 2004 to NGA.

Associated Names

Scher, Stephen K., Mr.

Bibliography

1918: "German Medals That Appeal to the Passions." The New York Times (3 February 1918).