100933 | GERMANY. Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg silver Medal.

100933 | GERMANY. Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg silver Medal. Issued 1915. World War I series (35mm, 17.91 g, 12h). By M. Ziegler at O. Oertel's mint in Berlin.

 

GEN FELDMARSCHALL VON HINDENBURG, uniformed bust facing slightly left / Nude warrior striding right, holding shield and sword. Edge: SILBER 990.

 

Zetzmann 4077. Mint State. Highly brilliant, with a light golden tone enveloping the devices; some scattered hairlines are noted in the fields, more noticeable on the obverse.

 

Before serving as the president of the German Reich and his unintended role in giving rise to Nazism and Adolf Hitler in 1933, Paul von Hindenburg was a celebrated general within the German Empire, first retiring in 1911. Upon the outbreak of WWI, however, he was called upon to serve once again, where he oversaw a major and much celebrated German victory at Tannenberg in 1914. Following this campaign, Hindenburg's star rose to a national level, paving the way for his ensuing political career during the Weimar period.

 

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