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Major von Wissmann - Takeover of the protectorate in the imperial administration
| Location | German East Africa |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | MAJOR VON WISSMANN OERTEL D. TUERPE MOD. PULST CTS. |
| Reverse description | An allegorical female figure in flowing robes strides dynamically to the left across the sea, brandishing a large German imperial war flag. A rising sun with radiating rays emerges from the water in the lower left background. The legend arcs along the left and right borders of the field, with the maker's name in small lettering in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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