Germany, Weimar Republic. German Reich Plaque of the City of Duisburg for Self-Sacrificing Activity, c.1920.

(1920 Deutsches Reich Plakette der Stadt Duisburg). 1920 Issue. A rectangle bronze plaque depicting a woman giving a kneeling man water from a shallow cup with “DIE STADT DUISBURG FIER AUFOPFERNDE TAETIGKEIT IM GROSSEN WELTRINGEN 1914 - 1918” (THE CITY OF DUISBURG FOR SELF-SACRIFICING ACTIVITY IN THE BIG WORLD RINGS), designer marked “AUG. BAUER DF.”, maker marked “C. POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSSEN”, measuring 48.47 mm (w) x 70.81 mm (h), weighing 83.9 g, very fine.