Franco-Prussian War Era Dated 1870 Silver Medallion

An interesting piece dating from 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war, it features to one side a female figure in a landscape with the river around her and the legend ‘fest steht und true die wacht am Rhein’ which translates as ‘the watch on the Rhein’ this originates from a patriotic anthem used during the early war up to the first world war, on the reverse is the German cross with the date of 1870 within. The piece comes in very good condition but has been holed with a jump ring for wearing, it measures just over one inch in diameter.

Code: 27005