Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Germany, First World War, iron reward medal, 1915, signed Hosaeus, kneeling woman holding a gold chain in her extended hand, in iserner zeit above, 1916 below, reverse gold gabisch zur wehr eisen nahmich zur ehr in five lines, 38mm. Good very fine (£10-15)

These not uncommon and perhaps deliberately rather unprepossessing medals were given to those who sacrificed their gold jewellery to aid the German war effort.