page_title: War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71
section_title: Appearance
hierarchical_section_title: War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71 / Appearance
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Deutsches Reich, Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71 für Nichtkämpfer, Vorderseite
context_page_description: The War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71 is a campagian medal presented by Kaiser William I in his capacity as King of Prussia. The medal was presented to commemorate service in the Franco Prussian War. The medal was presented to members of the united German armies. The medal was presented for combat service in bronze, and non-combat service in steel. Each version bore minor differences in inscription and design. Clasps were authorized on the 25th anniversary of the German victory, to commemorate selected battles.
context_section_description: The medal for combatants was manufactured from captured bronze cannon barrels. The obverse shows the crowned Royal cypher of William I over the inscription Dem siegreichen Heere (To the victorious army). Inscribed around the edge is Gott war mit uns, Ihm sei die Ehre (God was with us, to Him be the glory). The reverse shows a cross with rays between the four arms. In the center of the cross is a laurel wreath surrounding the dates 1870 and 1871. On the edge of the coin is inscribed AUS EROBERTEM GESCHUETZ (From conquered cannon).
  The medal for non-combatants is made of steel. It follows a similar design with only minor deviations. The center inscription on the obverse is Für Pflichttreue im Kriege (For devotion to duty in the war).  On the reverse the wreath on the cross is of oak leaves.
caption: Non-combatant version (obverse)
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