Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The Commemorative Kaiser Wilhelm I Medal is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Max Cohn
- Markings
- front, embossed : WILHELM DER GROSSE DEUTSCHE KAISER / KOENIG VON PREUSSEN
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, badges, decorations, etc. (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Circular, gold-colored, metal medal bearing the image of Wilhelm I in military uniform with embossed German text on the front.
- Dimensions
- overall: | Depth: 0.098 inches (0.249 cm) | Diameter: 1.575 inches (4 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023 by Max Cohn, the son of Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-10 13:10:29
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The collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, a wallet, medals, military awards, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Date: 1866-approximately 1940
Cohn and Falkenstein families papers
Document
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Object
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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
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Cross-shaped medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
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Commemorative Prussian Koniggratz Cross medal owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
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War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
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The War Commemorative Medal of 1870-1871 is part of a collection that consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, identification cards, passports, additional artifacts, and military booklets illustrating the experiences of the extended Cohn and Falkenstein families in Germany and La Paz, Bolivia in the late 1930s. Also included is information about Friedrich Cohn and Inge Falkenstein, the donor's parents, who met and married in Bolivia.
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 buttonhole ribbon bar with swords owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
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Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 non-combatant veteran service buttonhole ribbon bar owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
Object
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Ribbon fragment owned by a member of the Cohn or Falkenstein families
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