Germany: Boer War: Paul Kruger Visit to Cologne
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Wolfgang Lauer of L. Chr. Lauer, Nuremberg Germany |
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Date:
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1900 |
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Ref:
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AM: 148; Hern: 338; ME: Germany 7; Laidlaw: 0507;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 35 mm | Silver | | $600 | | 35.4 mm | Bronze | 15.9 gm | $280 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Kruger, left. On the right across: “PRÆS. / S.J.P. / KRÜGER”. The maker’s mark: “LAUER” on the truncation.
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Reverse:
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Within a circular laurel wreath bound with ribbons, across: “ZUR / ERINNERUNG / AN DIE / BEISPIELLOSEN / VOLKS- / HULDIGUNGEN / IN KÖLN A/RH. / 1.–6. DEZEMBER / 1900 (to commemorate the unprecedented declaration of solidarity by the people of Cologne on the Rhine 1-6 December 1900)".
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Notes:
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The medal was issued to commemorate President Kruger’s visit to Cologne between 1st and 6th December 1900. His objective had been to garner support, both moral and financial, for his country’s plight. It was a setback for him and an embarrassment to the people of Cologne that it was here he was informed of the refusal by Kaiser Wilhelm II to grant him an audience, despite the fact that the Transvaal Republic had spent millions of pounds on the purchase of German-manufactured arms for the War. Nevertheless, it is recorded that the inhabitants of Cologne gave the President an exuberant and festive welcome.
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