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Not only St. George killed the dragon...

...Imperial chancellor Bismarck did also, at least on this medal by Schaper.

Issued through the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to commemorate Bismarck's 80. birthday on the 1st of April 1895.

The obverse shows Bismarck, right of him the crest of Hamburg.

Legend:
DER SENAT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG ZUM 1.APRIL 1895
The Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg on 1.APRIL 1895

The reverse shows him fighting with the dragon.

Legend:
DIE ZWIETRACHT VERNICHTET - ZUR EINHEIT GESCHLICHTET - DAS REICH ERRICHTET
The discord abolished - to unity arbitrated - the Empire erected


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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    Interesting. There must be a story behind this design.
  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,473 ✭✭✭✭
    There must be a story behind this design.




    Indeed, and I believe it's more likely to be found in Asian myths. The scene with killing the dragon is almost always encountered near the end of various martial arts forms, as one of the final movements of the warrior, usually with a low punch where the practicioner has to bend very low, signifying that the enemy is already down and this is the final and mortal blow after which the warrior celebrates his victory.
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
  • very neat medal but please explain to me what these people have against us dragons?!?!?!?!?
    Cecil
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  • cachemancacheman Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭


    << <i>very neat medal but please explain to me what these people have against us dragons?!?!?!?!? >>



    Big teeth, scales, and they stink...image

    Nice medal Udo! What is your collecting direction again?
  • thanks Scott, I needed that.....imageimageimage
    Cecil
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    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Terrific medal, Udo image
    First time I've seen a saint with that particular helmet image
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  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭


    << <i>There must be a story behind this design.




    Indeed, and I believe it's more likely to be found in Asian myths. The scene with killing the dragon is almost always encountered near the end of various martial arts forms, as one of the final movements of the warrior, usually with a low punch where the practicioner has to bend very low, signifying that the enemy is already down and this is the final and mortal blow after which the warrior celebrates his victory. >>




    Good point, Dimitri

    Maybe there is a relationship to the very well known German saga of Nibelungen. In this legend Siegried killed the dragon and took a bath in the dragon's blood afterwards. This made Siegfried invulnerable, except of that little point on his back, where his skin had no contact with the blood because a linden leaf lain there.
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  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭


    << <i>Very sharp medalimage >>



    Thank you, theboz11 image
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  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭


    << <i>very neat medal but please explain to me what these people have against us dragons?!?!?!?!? >>



    I myself have absolutely nothing against dragons and I think you're a good dragon Cecil, so what Scott said about dragons does'nt apply to you image
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  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭


    << <i>Nice medal Udo! What is your collecting direction again? >>



    You've caught me Scott image

    Actually in the last couple of months I bought more medals than coins, but that doesn't mean that I've lost the interest in the German Empire coins. image





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  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭


    << <i>Terrific medal, Udo image
    First time I've seen a saint with that particular helmet image >>



    Thanks AuldFarrte, it was the first time for me too, and I just couldn't resist. image
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Wow-- slaying dragons at age 80! No wonder they called him unsinkable. image
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  • Hum, I honestly have no idea when the story first appeared, but I do have a Russian coin that features St. George slaying the dragon dating 1709...
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    image I like it! - Preussen
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  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭
    image wow that is a nicely detailed medal image


    If you get more than one of them let me know image
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240
    Man, what nice relief on that one!!
    Shep
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