434 - Walther EBERBACH (1866–1944)

Walther EBERBACH (1866–1944) Two German satirical medals from World War I, 1916, from the *Totentanz* (Dance of Death) series, in bronze. - ⁠“Verdun, die Weltblutpumpe” (Verdun, the World’s Blood Pump): the obverse depicts Death in the form of a skeleton operating a blood pump on the battlefield of Verdun; the reverse bears a dedication to General Pétain and the Allied peoples of France, surrounded by inscriptions and stylized drops of blood. Dated 1916. - ⁠“U22 – L19 – England, das Mass ist voll ” (England, the cup is full): the obverse depicts Death rising from the waves, his fist raised toward England; the reverse is adorned with the German Imperial War Flag and the Latin inscription “Exoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor.” Dated 1916, signed Eberbach. Germany, 1916. Diameter: approx. 6.8 to 6.9 cm. Bibliography: Frankenhuis Collection, nos. 1501 and 1502; W. Steguweit, *Das Kabinett*, vol. 5, 1998, no. 29 (Verdun medal).