German Awards - Emperor Wilhelm II. Winner of the 1914 Olympic Games

This medal was presented in 1914 by King and Emperor William II to revive interest in the sport. Winners in the 1914 Olympic qualifiers and similar competitions were to be awarded by the German Imperial Committee for the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games were to be held in 1916. Due to World War I, the Olympic Games were not held. The army also hosted preparatory and examination competitions for the Olympics. Even after the outbreak of war, competitions were held in preparation for the Olympic Games. It so happened that the presentation of the plates continued until the war. Initially, 60 thousand copies were made. The face of the coin in enlarged form is identical to the stamp of the colonial commemorative coin created by Professor Rudolf Marshal from Vienna in 1912. However, it is unlikely that all 60,000 tablets made it into circulation. There are bronze and gilded medals. Whether they were forgiven or gilded in this way afterwards is unknown to me.

Round, non-wearable bronze medal without raised edge.

Front side:

• chest portrait of Emperor William II. on the right in uniform and epaulettes
• around the edge around the entire coin is a narrow stylized wreath
• right in front of William II's chest: imperial crown with ribbon, including the letter - W -.
• Below - W - Roman number 2 - II -.

Downside:

A
• point ornament circles around the edge. Then, with a small interval, the text:
• - GERMAN - IMPERIAL COMMITTEE - FOR - OLYMPIC GAMES -
• Below, the rewriting is interrupted by a laurel sprig of fruit.
• It consists of 3 stems and 18 leaves, 8 on the left, 3 in the center and 7 on the right.
In
• the field, the central 3-line raised font: - DEM - WINNER -/- IM - OLYMPIA -/
• - CONTROL STRUGGLE -.