Issue minted in memory of the death of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1898.
Medal by Oertel.
Light surface hairliness.
Unnatural look due to improper cleaning.
Obverse: bust of Bismarck in pickelhaube, right
FÜRST v. BISMARCK ALTREICHSKANZLER
Reverse: an allegory of garbage in the foreground, the figure of Bismack lying in the background
HEIMGEGANGEN - AM 30. JULI 1898, in episode * 1 APRIL 1815
Diameter 35 mm, weight 18.85 g