Porcelain Medal, "Deutschlands schwerste Zeit", Scheuch 1050a

Porcelain medal "Deutschlands schwerste Zeit"
Porcelain, 42mm, 13.07g, 345°
Meissner Porzellanmanufaktur Berlin, Design Emil Paul Börner (?), 1923
obv. * DEUTSCHLAND SCHWERSTE ZEIT * 1918 - 1923
Kneeling wife with waving hair holding a burning torch, r. beside her a kneeling man,
holding in r. hand hammer, l. hand chained up
below 2 crossed swords (for Meissen Porcelain)
rev. * WELTKRIEG 1914 - 1918 * REVOLUTION 9. NOVEMBER 1918
In field square with inscription in 10 lines:
UNTERZEICHNUNG / DES FRIEDENSVERTRAGES / 16.9.1919 /
RUHRBESETZUNG / 11.1.1923 / AM 1. DEZ. 1923 / KOSTETE /
1 PFD. BROT 260 MILLO. / 1 PFD. FLEISCH 2 BILL. / 1 GOLDMARK = 1 BILL.
ref. Scheuch 1050a, scarce

The inscription is referring to the hyperinflation 1923 in Germany.

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