SUPERBLY OLD TONED 2 STAR REVERSE PCGS MS62 1925 RHINE & RUHR MEDAL GERMANY FREE

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2 STAR" REVERSE VARIETY
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A GLORIOUS DAY OF FREEDOM FOR THE RHINE & RUHR !!
PRESENTING;
A GORGEOUS
1925 GERMAN "FREI ! RHEIN UND RUHR"
SILVER MEDAL !
PCGS SP62 !
THE VICTORIOUS GERMAN EAGLE BREAKS THE FRENCH STAFF THAT LORDED OVER THE RHINE & RUHR!
DEPICTING THE FRENCH STAFF BROKEN AT MID-POINT WITH A
FRENCH "R.F." MILITARY CAP APLOMB!
WITH THE COMMANDING GERMAN EAGLE BEHIND- IN DEFIANT POSITION!
THE LETTERS
"R.F."
ON THE TOP OF THE MILITARY CAP SIGNIFIES
THE FRENCH SECOND REPUBLIC !
MIRRORED SURFACES (PROOF-LIKE) VERY NICE CAMEO EFFECT !
DIES DESIGNED AND CRAFTED BY THE SUPERB GERMAN MEDALIST
"C. LAUER"
STRONGLY STRUCK, SHOWING EXCELLENT DIE DETAIL !
LOVELY OLD WORLD TONING OF AZURE BLUES & RUSTIC PURPLES, WITH SUBTLE GLOWING GOLDS SURROUNDING THE RAISED DEVICES!
- THE GERMANS WOULD SAY "WUNDERVOLLE PATINA" OR "HERRLICH PATINA"
REVERSE:
"Frei sind die hutten scher ist die unschuld vor dir"
- Free are the cottages, safe is the innocence before you
"du wirst dem lande nicht mehr schaden"
- you will not harm the country
PCGS SECURE GOLD STAR LABEL:
"1925 MEDAL, GERMANY, WEIMAR REPUBLIC, LIBERATION, RHINE AND RUHR, SILVER 2 STARS REVERSE"
A VERY BOLD GERMAN LIBERATION MEDAL DESIGNED AND COINED BY GERMAN DIE MASTER '
L
UDWIG CHRISTOPHER LAUER'
IN NURNBERG, GERMANY UPON THE
SIGNING OF THE "LOCARNO ACCORD"
DURING DECEMBER 1925 !
THE 1925 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
WAS AWARDED TO THE MEN WHOM BROUGHT ABOUT THE SIGNING OF THE LOCARNO ACCORD.
BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE 1925 NOBEL PRIZE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH:
"During 1923 the difficulties mounted steadily; nations moved further and further apart; insecurity, fear, anxiety fostered rearmament.
Such is the picture that Europe presented in 1923, more than four years after the ending of the war. When Germany found herself unable to pay the reparations to which the French felt entitled, French troops marched into and occupied the Ruhr. The result was the disruption of the entire production of Europe. Hatred of France flared up in Germany more violently than ever. Paralyzing despondency spread among people of all European nations, and talk of the next war became more and more common.
Both Briand of France and Stresemann of Germany have rightly emphasized that every individual must first be a good citizen of his own country - a good Frenchman, a good German, a good Briton - but still a good European bound to other Europeans by the great ideals of the European civilization so gravely menaced by the events of the last war.
If we are to appreciate fully what these statesmen accomplished at Locarno during 1925 for the peace of Europe, then we must not overlook the violent nationalistic opposition in their own countries which several of them had to overcome in order to push through the peace program. They strode ahead fearlessly in the conviction that they had now found the right road.
With Locarno an accomplished fact, it seemed as though a new day would be breaking and renewed courage and confidence would be returning to Europe with ever increasing tempo. But the agreements were not yet activated. One of their provisions was that Germany should enter the League of Nations.
I shall not go into greater detail on the provisions of these treaties, for they are well known. Of the Rhineland treaty it has been said that for the first time since Louis XIV, the Rhine has ceased to be a cause of dissension in European politics. So closes a chapter in history. Under the four arbitration agreements the nations undertake to submit to peaceful settlement through impartial mediation or arbitration all disputes except those "arising out of past events which took place prior to the present agreement".
The 1925 Locarno agreements mark a radical and complete change in European politics, transforming the relations between the former antagonists in the war and infusing them with an entirely new spirit. This spirit derives from the almost unprecedented attempt to base politics on the principle of mutual friendship and trust.
What inspires one's confidence is that it was neither idealism nor altruism, but a sense of necessity which prompted those concerned to make the attempt. The men who met at Locarno are no idealistic pacifists; they are realistic politicians and responsible statesmen who, having originally pursued directly conflicting policies, have come to the realization that the only chance of creating a real future for mankind is to stand united in a sincere desire to work together."
AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THOSE HISTORIC EVENTS
THIS 1925 FREI ! SILVER MEDAL WAS BORN
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PCGS CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
PCGS #
673403.62/34968376
Date, mintmark
1925
Denomination
Medal
Variety
Liberation, Rhine and Ruhr Silver 2 Stars Rev
Country
Germany, Weimar Rep.
Grade
SP62
Holder Type
PCGS Gold Shield
Population
1
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0
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