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Austria & Germany, United Forces Medallion, 1914

Copper alloy; 28mm/6.0gm

Con/ about as struck; choice dark brown patina

Obv/ WELTKRIEG 1914 VILAGHARBORU VIRIBUS UNITIS; conjoined busts of German Kaiser William and Austrian Kaiser Franz Joseph left

Rev/ 1914; German and Austrian eagles above and below

Seller's Note/ Weltkrieg is German for world war, Vilagharboru is Hungarian for world war. Viribus Unitis is Latin for united forces. This charming, and rare, propaganda medallion was struck during the first year of WWI to assure the citizens of both countries that they were fighting together.