Switzerland: First World War: Lord Kitchener Memorial by Huguenin
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Form:
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Circular, the small medal has a loop attached
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By:
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Henri-Édouard Huguenin |
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Date:
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c1918 |
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Ref:
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BHM: 4119; Eimer: 1953; Laidlaw: 0106;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 50 mm | Silver | | $190 | | 40.0 mm | Silver | 21.4 gm | $135 | | 49.9 mm | Bronze | 55.1 gm | $90 | | 30.0 mm | Bronze | 12.0 gm | $40 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Kitchener in uniform, slightly left. A column of kilted infantry, led by an officer wielding a sword, marching in the foreground and beyond, a fleet of battle cruisers at sea. Legend in large letters: “KITCHENER”. Signed: "Huguenin" lower left rim and marked: "DEPOSE (registered)" lower right rim.
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Reverse:
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A close naval engagement between two battle cruisers. Signed: "Huguenin" lower right rim and marked: "DEPOSE (registered)" lower left rim. Silver medal stamped: "0900" at foot. Bronze medal stamped: "CUIVRE" (? indistinct) at the foot.
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Notes:
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Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850 - 1916) was Chief of Staff in the initial stages of the Boer War and succeeded Lord Roberts as commander-in-chief during the guerrilla phase.
In 1914, at the start of the First World War, Lord Kitchener became Secretary of State for War. Kitchener was killed on 5 June 1916 when the armoured cruiser, HMS Hampshire, taking him to negotiations in Russia was sunk by a German mine.
Henri-Édouard Huguenin(1879 – 1920) was a swiss medallist.
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