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GERMANY. Weimar Republic. France - Germany. "Productive Pledges" Satirical Bronze Medal, 1923. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Diameter: 50mm; Weight: 42.76 gms. Satirizing the French exploitation of the Germans following WWI. Obverse: Anthropomorphic representation of a French soldier, with the head and tail of the French cock, screwing vise downward, with German soldier caught in between; Reverse: Poincare's statement regarding the occupation of the Ruhr: "This is not a question of ruining Germany. We do not want that!" in six lines; large question mark over the statement. Edge: Plain. Light red-brown surfaces, with just a few minor marks upon the higher points.
Diameter: 50mm; Weight: 42.76 gms. Satirizing the French exploitation of the Germans following WWI. Obverse: Anthropomorphic representation of a French soldier, with the head and tail of the French cock, screwing vise downward, with German soldier caught in between; Reverse: Poincare's statement regarding the occupation of the Ruhr: "This is not a question of ruining Germany. We do not want that!" in six lines; large question mark over the statement. Edge: Plain. Light red-brown surfaces, with just a few minor marks upon the higher points.
This medal pokes fun at the idea of the Belgo-French occupation of the Ruhr following defaults on reparations over World War I. The occupation plunged Weimar Germany into deeper inflation and chaos, with the obverse of this medal capturing German sentiments at the time.
Estimate: $60 - $100