Fieldmarshal Paul von Hindenburg
Medal
1916 (made)
1916 (made)
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This bronze medal depicting the portrait of the Feldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg is made by the the Mayer & Wilhelm die-sinking company in ca. 1916 in Germany.
Wilhelm Mayer, a sculptor and engraver founded a die-sinking company (Metallwarenfabrik) in 1860, which he run from 1876 with his brother-in-law, Franz Wilhelm (b. 1846). The firm specialised in portrait medals.
The sitter Hindenburg (1847-1933) had already retired from active service in 1911, when he was recalled in August 1914. Under his and General Ludendorff's strategy the Russian invasion was forced out of East Prussia in 1914. In 1916 he took over the German land forces, then him having been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. After the war von Hindenburg was elected President of the Weimar Republic in 1925. He was still regarded by many Germans as a father figure. In 1933 he found himself forced to appoint Adolf Hitler as Chancellor.
Wilhelm Mayer, a sculptor and engraver founded a die-sinking company (Metallwarenfabrik) in 1860, which he run from 1876 with his brother-in-law, Franz Wilhelm (b. 1846). The firm specialised in portrait medals.
The sitter Hindenburg (1847-1933) had already retired from active service in 1911, when he was recalled in August 1914. Under his and General Ludendorff's strategy the Russian invasion was forced out of East Prussia in 1914. In 1916 he took over the German land forces, then him having been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. After the war von Hindenburg was elected President of the Weimar Republic in 1925. He was still regarded by many Germans as a father figure. In 1933 he found himself forced to appoint Adolf Hitler as Chancellor.
Object details
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| Title | Fieldmarshal Paul von Hindenburg (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Field Marshall Hindenburg, by Wilhelm Mayer and Franz Wilhelm, German, ca. 1916 |
| Physical description | Obverse: Bust of v. Hindenburg in military uniform. Inscription. Reverse: Attacking infantry. Inscription. |
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| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978. |
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| Summary | This bronze medal depicting the portrait of the Feldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg is made by the the Mayer & Wilhelm die-sinking company in ca. 1916 in Germany. Wilhelm Mayer, a sculptor and engraver founded a die-sinking company (Metallwarenfabrik) in 1860, which he run from 1876 with his brother-in-law, Franz Wilhelm (b. 1846). The firm specialised in portrait medals. The sitter Hindenburg (1847-1933) had already retired from active service in 1911, when he was recalled in August 1914. Under his and General Ludendorff's strategy the Russian invasion was forced out of East Prussia in 1914. In 1916 he took over the German land forces, then him having been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. After the war von Hindenburg was elected President of the Weimar Republic in 1925. He was still regarded by many Germans as a father figure. In 1933 he found himself forced to appoint Adolf Hitler as Chancellor. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cullen, Lucy, Fisher, Wendy and Jopek, Norbert, 'One by One': European Commemorative Medals for the Great War 1914-1918, London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 1998
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| Accession number | A.69-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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