World War I
Coin
Coin
Uncirculated 24Kt Gold Plated Commemoration Coin
It has a the King who were on the throne during the war King George V (the queens grandfather)
It has the words "Georgivs V Britt : Omn : Rex Et Ind Imp"
The other side has an angle with soldiers in the background
It has the word "Great War" and the years of the war 1914 to 1918
The Reverse has an angel with soldiers in the background going to war the years of the first world war 1914 & 1918 and the words "Great War"
It has a the King who were on the throne during the war King George V (the queens grandfather)
It has the words "Georgivs V Britt : Omn : Rex Et Ind Imp"
The other side has an angle with soldiers in the background
It has the word "Great War" and the years of the war 1914 to 1918
The Reverse has an angel with soldiers in the background going to war the years of the first world war 1914 & 1918 and the words "Great War"
The coin is 40mm in diameter, weighs about 1 oz.
Comes in air-tight acrylic coin holder
In Excellent Condition
Would make an Excellent Gift or Collectable Keepsake Souvenir for the Great War which is the 100 years old in2014
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World
War I (WWI) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July
1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the
World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World
War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It
involved all the world's great powers,[5] which were assembled in two
opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the
United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally
the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as
Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the agreement, Italy did
not enter into the war).[6] These alliances were both reorganised and
expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United
States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the
Central Powers. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel,
including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest
wars in history.[7][8] More than 9 million combatants were killed,
largely because of technological advancements that led to enormous
increases in the lethality of weapons without corresponding improvements
in protection or mobility. It was the sixth-deadliest conflict in world
history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes,
such as revolutions in many of the nations involved.[9]
One of the long-term causes of the war was the resurgence of imperialism in the foreign policies of the great powers of Europe. More immediately, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, on 28 June 1914 by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo triggered a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary subsequently delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia.[10][11] Several alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
On 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians fired the first shots of the war as preparation for the invasion of Serbia.[12][13] While the Russians mobilised, the Germans invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg on the way to France, providing a casus belli for Britain's declaration of war against Germany. After the German march on Paris was brought to a halt—the so-called Miracle of the Marne—the Western Front settled into a static battle of attrition with a trench line that changed little until 1917. On the Eastern Front, the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, but was stopped in its invasion of East Prussia by the Germans. In November the Ottoman Empire joined the war, opening up fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and the Sinai. Italy and Bulgaria went to war in 1915 and Romania in 1916. In Russia, the tsar's government collapsed in March 1917 and a subsequent revolution in November brought the Russians to terms with the Central Powers. After a 1918 German offensive along the western front, the Allies drove back the Germans in a series of successful offensives and American forces began entering the trenches. Germany, which had its own trouble with revolutionaries, agreed to an armistice on 11 November 1918. The war ended in victory for the Allies.
Events on the home fronts were as tumultuous as on the battle fronts, as the participants tried to mobilize their manpower and economic resources to fight a total war. By the end of the war, four major imperial powers—the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires—ceased to exist. The successor states of the former two lost a great amount of territory, while the latter two were dismantled entirely. The map of central Europe was redrawn into several smaller states.[14] The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war and the breakup of empires, the repercussions of Germany's defeat and problems with the Treaty of Versailles are agreed to be factors contributing to World War II
One of the long-term causes of the war was the resurgence of imperialism in the foreign policies of the great powers of Europe. More immediately, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, on 28 June 1914 by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo triggered a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary subsequently delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia.[10][11] Several alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
On 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians fired the first shots of the war as preparation for the invasion of Serbia.[12][13] While the Russians mobilised, the Germans invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg on the way to France, providing a casus belli for Britain's declaration of war against Germany. After the German march on Paris was brought to a halt—the so-called Miracle of the Marne—the Western Front settled into a static battle of attrition with a trench line that changed little until 1917. On the Eastern Front, the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, but was stopped in its invasion of East Prussia by the Germans. In November the Ottoman Empire joined the war, opening up fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and the Sinai. Italy and Bulgaria went to war in 1915 and Romania in 1916. In Russia, the tsar's government collapsed in March 1917 and a subsequent revolution in November brought the Russians to terms with the Central Powers. After a 1918 German offensive along the western front, the Allies drove back the Germans in a series of successful offensives and American forces began entering the trenches. Germany, which had its own trouble with revolutionaries, agreed to an armistice on 11 November 1918. The war ended in victory for the Allies.
Events on the home fronts were as tumultuous as on the battle fronts, as the participants tried to mobilize their manpower and economic resources to fight a total war. By the end of the war, four major imperial powers—the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires—ceased to exist. The successor states of the former two lost a great amount of territory, while the latter two were dismantled entirely. The map of central Europe was redrawn into several smaller states.[14] The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war and the breakup of empires, the repercussions of Germany's defeat and problems with the Treaty of Versailles are agreed to be factors contributing to World War II