WW1 German propaganda iron cross 1914 Dinant Ghent Antwerp Rheims Louvain Amiens
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- R 999.00
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- R 999.00
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A British World War I anti-German propaganda medal exploiting the destruction of Belgian and French cities on or near the Western Front by the German Army between August and October 1914. Jones and Howell (in 'Popular Arts of the First World War') describe this item as one of a series of 'propaganda Iron Crosses made in Britain bearing the names of Belgian and French towns bombarded by the Germans'. Produced in Britain as a means of raising funds for the war effort, at the centre of the cross is an embossed initial 'W' for Kaiser Wilhelm above which is a small Latin cross and "DINANT", "GHENT","ANTWERP 1914" On reverse: "LOUVAIN","AMIENS","RHEIMS 1914'