WWI 1923 THE GERMAN PEOPLE’S SUFFERING from inflation social history bronze medal - High collector's grade!

This stark depiction of a family suffering from hunger was struck on a 32mm bright gilt bronze medal as a piece of political and social history showing how the reparations from the end of WWI was causing a significant impact on inflation in Germany.

The reverse of this high collector’s grade inflation medal shows how the prices  of essential foods like bread costing £1 had risen sharply causing mass hunger across Germany.

There are 3 versions of this medal, with this type being the scarcer to find.

Obverse: A father, mother and child dejected from hunger

Obverse Lettering:
DES DEUTSCHEN VOLKES LEIDENSWEG
MM

Reverse Lettering:
AM
1. NOV. 1923
KOSTETE
1 PFUND BROT
3 MILLIARDEN
1 PFUND FLEISH
36 MILLIARDEN
1 GLAS BIER
4 MILLIARD.

Edge: Plain

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