Medal 1898 Death of OTTO von BISMARCK FUNERAL Pewter Dürrich Mayer Schäfer 50mm

Description: Medal 1898 Death of OTTO von BISMARCK FUNERAL pewter Dürrich, Mayer and Schäfer 50mm 44g Pewter XF toned. 1815 - 30 juli 1898 By H Dürrich Mod W Mayer Stuttgart Schäfer F. Translate (Ehrenburger from Erfurt born April 1, 1814 died 30 july 1898) Obverse Bust Otto facing left Deutschlands Einiger Reichskanzler Fürst von Bismarck (Germany's only Chancellor Prince von Bismarck) Reverse: Bismarck’s Coat-of-Arms "1815 , 30 juli 1898"Text German:UM DEN RECKEN, DESSEN KRAFT VATERLANDESHERRLICHKEITNACHDEM LANGEN FLUCH GESCHAFFT, TRAGEN DEUTCHLANDS UNSTERBLICHKEITDOCH SEIN WERK, TITANENHAFT, GAB IHM LANGST UNSTERBLICHKEIT English:(FOR THE STRENGTH, ITS POWER FATHERLAND GLORYAFTER A LONG CURSE, GERMANY BEARS IMMORTALITYYET HIS WORK, TITANIC, LONG GAVE HIM IMMORTALITY) Medal honors Fürst Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). He served as Chancellor from the 1860’s under first König (later Kaiser) Wilhelm I until he was dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1890. Bismarck was a master politician who transformed Prussia from Germany’s single largest state to its dominant power. His manipulations eventually led Germany to become one of Europe’s major players. A favorite von Bismarck quote of mine is “Not by speeches and votes of the majority, are the great questions of the time decided . . . but by iron and blood.” From this, he became known as the “Iron” Chancellor. The table medal is bronze-toned and measures 1 ½” in diameter. The obverse features von Bismarck’s uniformed, high-relief profile. The dedication around its edge refers to fifty years of service to Prussia and the reich (1835-1885). The reverse depicts Bismarck’s Coat-of-Arms Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (German: Otto Fürst von Bismarck, Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Herzog zu Lauenburg, pronounced [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈbɪsmaʁk] (listen); 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, was a conservative German statesman and diplomat. From his origins in the upper class of Junker landowners, Bismarck rose rapidly in Prussian politics, and from 1862 to 1890 he was the minister president and foreign minister of Prussia. Before his rise to the executive, he was the Prussian ambassador to Russia and France and served in both houses of the Prussian Parliament. He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire until 1890, in which capacity he dominated European affairs. He had served as the chancellor of the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1871, alongside his responsibilities in the Kingdom of Prussia. He cooperated with King Wilhelm I of Prussia to unify the various German states, a partnership that would last for the rest of Wilhelm's life. The King granted Bismarck the titles of Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen in 1865 and Prince of Bismarck in 1871. Bismarck provoked three short, decisive wars against Denmark, Austria, and France. Following the victory against Austria, he abolished the supranational German Confederation and instead formed the North German Confederation as the first German national state, aligning the smaller North German states behind Prussia, while excluding Austria. Receiving the support of the independent South German states in the Confederation's defeat of France, he formed the German Empire – which also excluded Austria – and united Germany. With Prussian dominance accomplished by 1871, Bismarck skilfully used balance of power diplomacy to maintain Germany's position in a peaceful Europe. To historian Eric Hobsbawm, Bismarck "remained undisputed world champion at the game of multilateral diplomatic chess for almost twenty years after 1871, [and] devoted himself exclusively, and successfully, to maintaining peace between the powers".[2] However, the annexation of Alsace–Lorraine gave new fuel to French revanchism and Germanophobia.[3] Bismarck's diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule at home gained him the nickname the Iron Chancellor. German unification and rapid economic growth were foundational to his foreign policy. He disliked colonialism but reluctantly built an overseas empire when it was demanded by both elite and mass opinion. Juggling a very complex interlocking series of conferences, negotiations and alliances, he used his diplomatic skills to maintain Germany's position. cnbx/e

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