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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.101.5
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Wehrmacht
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
20th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93837

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White metal
Dimensions
4.5 cm high with loop for hanging x 3 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
12.04 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, cast, German: TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mason Hammond, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1951.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mason Hammond
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.101.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Loop for hanging attached at upper edge, another wire loop attached. Obverse: Eagle with outstretched wings, standing on swastika; reverse: numeral 4 at center, with wreath of oak leaves around outer edge.

Verification Level

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