German Porcelain Medallion- Brown with Gold-Meissen-WWI

Porcelain Medallion Commemorating the War Dead of the 26th Jägerbataillon from Freiberg, Germany During WWI

Made by Meissen Porcelain Works

The 26th Jäger Reserve Battalion (infantry) was mobilized during WWI from August 29, 1914 until January 1, 1919 and was a part of the German 7th Army.  This unit fought in Flanders, at the Somme, Vosges, and other areas on the Western Front.  This medallion commemorates the soldiers killed during the war.  This medallion is listed as item 746d in the Karl Scheuch Catalog, in category VIII, which means that only 201 - 500 of these medallions were produced making it extremely rare. 

On one side is a body wrapped loosely in a shroud with sunbursts in gold coming from behind the body.  The entire rim of the medallion is also gilded with gold.  Around the edge are the words "Den Toten Des Res Jäg Batl 2)6" (The dead of the Reserve Battalion 26) and then a list of places of battle: Flandern, Galizien, Frankreich (France).  On the reverse side is a Pentagon symbol with the dates of combat and in the center what appears to be the date the medallion was made.  The pentagon shape itself is in gold and there is a gold star above the dates, a gold feather, as well as other stars around the edge.   Under the pentagon is the crossed swords symbol of the Meissen porcelain works.

  The medallion is made from the very high grade clay (Böttgersteinzug) found near Meissen that put that region on top of the ceramic and porcelain world hundreds of years ago.  In fact the crossed swords of the Meissen works is the oldest known trademark in continuous use.  There is an interesting article that gives more details about the porcelain coins and medallions from the Meissen works.  The link is http://www.nbs.sk/_img/Documents/BIATEC/BIA04_04/25_27.pdf
 

The size of the medallion is 42mm so it is quite large.  The nickel is only for comparison and not part of the sale.

The photos are of the actual medallion you are bidding on and I have zoomed in as much as possible to give you a better idea of the condition of the coins.  Use your judgement as to the actual grading.

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This auction is for the United States and Canada only.  If you are from another country and want to bid, please contact me prior to bidding.  Most German WWII coins can not be shipped to France, Germany, or Italy per Ebay rules.

About me:

I recently returned to the US after living in Deutschland for 6 years and started collected money while living there. This includes Prussian, WW1, Notgeld, Weimar Republic, WWII/Nazi, BDR, and DDR money. I do not support the atrocities committed during WWII and view coins and other money as interesting historical items.