Bing & Grøndahl CM53

Reunification of Northern Slesvig with Denmark 1919

This plate features a young woman standing and waving towards the south, with a windmill (possibly Dybbol Mill) visible in the distance.  It commemorates the 1919 reunification of South Jylland with Denmark.  The province of Slesvig-Holstein (German:  Schleswig-Holstein) lies on the base of the peninsula of Jutland (Jylland) between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.  Germany controlled this area after defeating the Danes in 1864.  As part of the settlement of World War I, a plebiscite was held in 1919, and the region was divided according to the results of the vote, with Northern Slesvig being ceded to Denmark and the rest of the region remaining part of Germany.  Formal reunification occurred in 1920.  

This plate was issued in two sizes, with the 8" plate being fairly common (this was a BIG event for Denmark), and the 12.75" plate being quite rare.

See Royal Copenhagen plates #185, #188 and #325 for plates commemorating the same event.

Bing & Grøndahl	Maker	Bing & Grøndahl
Commemoratives	Series	Commemoratives
BG-CM53	Plate #	BG-CM53A
1919	Year	1919
Sold	Price	$350
8"  -  120cm	Size	12.75"  -  32 cm
Achton Friis	Artist	Achton Friis
$130 - $170	Book Value	$600 - $800
First Quality	Quality	First Quality
Excellent	Condition	Excellent
Porcelain	Material	Porcelain

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