Commemorative War Medal of the Kyffhäuser Union

Commemorative War Medal of the Kyffhäuser Union

Kriegsgedenkmünze des Kyffhäuserbundes

A gilt bronze oval medal. Recto: At the center of a laurel wreath border is a torn flag under the Gothic script, "Blank die Wehr rein die Ehr". To the left of the flag are the dates "1914-1918" and below are four arrows that zig-zag to represent lightning. At the bottom is the designer's name. Verso: Text inscribed in the round inside a laurel wreath perimeter reads "Für Treue im Weltkriege/Der Kyffhäuserbund". In the center between two five-point stars is the text "Aufrecht u. stolz gehen wir aus dem Kampfe den wir über vier Jahre gegen eine Welt von Feinden bestanden. Hindenburg" [Standing proudly we leave the battle which we fought, more than four years long and against the world. Hindenburg]. Attached is a black ribbon with red and white stripes. With swords.