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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8206866, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1914 Spanking the Kaiser</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Belgium Medal</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438753[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1914 Belgian Satirical Silver Medal made by Bija shows who is probably Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front depicted as &quot;Spanking the Kaiser Pig&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. </p><p>He was the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe, most notably, King George V of the United Kingdom and Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. </p><p><br /></p><p>The story of The Kaiser and of WWI are just too long to condense here in a post.</p><p>I will say that these Kings, Queens, Czars and Emperors, seem to me, to have all sent many a soldier to death over some jealous family issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen a very similar medal with different wording for Liege Belgium and DÉPOSÉ stamped on the reverse and I have seen one of these with DÉPOSÉ stamped on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one reads </p><p>Ah! La Bonne Correction 1914 </p><p>without DÉPOSÉ stamped on the reverse.</p><p>This translates in French to English to </p><p>&quot;Ah! The correct correction&quot; </p><p>or maybe better yet to mean </p><p>&quot;This spanking serves the Kaiser well&quot;.<b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The medal is 28.3 mm in diameter and I am told it is made of silver. That it was tested and it came back 90% silver content, with a total weight of .272 ounces or 7.63 grams.</p><p>It may be silver plated anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Postcards etc</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438754[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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