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Military and Related Tokens and Medals
in beak; above: flying dove. (F-G)
64.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE WAR SERVICE MEDAL, 1918
.
JEF 1840; Baxter 320; Marqusee 165; Storer 1775. 73mm.
Bronze. James Earle Fraser, Sc. (MACO). Choice Unc. Obverse
with Colonel Ephriam Williams on horseback with 3 standing
militia men facing behind. On milestone, LAKE/ GEORGE/
1755. Legend around: E. LIBERALITATE E. WILLIAMS.
ARMIGERI. 1783. THE WILLIAMS MEDAL within a
depressed label below. The reverse portrays a line of doughboys
about to go over the top. To right, FOR/ HUMANITY/ 1918.
The edge is not engraved.
Accompanying this medal is a well used hardback copy of “The
Award of the Williams Medal”
Printed by the De VInne Press in 1919 and issued in conjunction
with the Williams College Victory Celebration. The book
recites The Order of Exercised; The Presentation of Medals;
the addresses of Bliss Perry and Major General Leonard Wood
and the conferring of an honorary degree upon the Governor of
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Massachusetts, Calvin Coolidge. (G)
65.
WITH HINDENBURG FOR GERMANY, 1933
. C-31;
K-484. 139.6mm. Cast Bronze. Karl Goetz, Sc. About
Uncirculated. Obverse with busts of Hindenburg, Hitler and Von
Papen to the right, their names around. The reverse displays a
German soldier holding a shield inscribed “National Front”,
while slaying a dragon. (No swastika on shield) . Dated “Jan.
30, 1933” to left. The legend translates as “With Hindenburg
for Germany”.
This massive medal commemorates President Hindenburg
nominating Hitler as chancellor and von Papen as vice-
chancellor in early 1933. Even though Von Papen’s title was
vice chancellor, at this stage of development, he still held the
political power. Eight of the cabinet members were allied with
him as opposed to only three with Hitler and it was Von Papen,
not Hitler, who had the ties to Hindenburg.
Goetz submitted this medal to the Brown House, the Nazi Party
headquarters for all of Germany for approval, but after a long
wait approval was denied as the reverse did not display a swastika
and Goetz was not a party member. A later, edited design was
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