MARRIED IN WAR
$425.00
K-152
(Kriegsgetraut)
1914
Cast bronze, Commemorative medal, 58.2mm, 78.15g, Frankenhuis 616
Obverse: Hands of a male and a female united, grasping a broadsword in blood oath fashion. In border, “Kriegsgetraut” (War marriage).
Reverse: A shield to contain the names of the newly-married couple, surmounted by a German pickelhaube helmet. On the side, inscribed, “1914”. In border, “Mit Gott fuer Kaiser und Reich” (With God for Emperor and Empire).
This was a stock item that customers could order directly from Goetz at which time he would do the commemorative engraving.
Grade: VZ+ (XF)