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Palestine - Medal Commemorating the Return of Kaiser Wilhelm II from the Holy Land 1898 - Silver, NGC AU 55 - Marienb.-7138 Wilhelm II - Silver medal issued to commemorate the return of German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II from his historic visit to the Holy Land in 1898. The medal commemorates the Emperor's official journey to the East and the political and religious significance of the visit. Obverse: Portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria, alongside the German inscription ”GEDENKTHALER ZUR PALÄSTINAFAHRT DES DEUTSCHEN KAISERPAARES” - ”Commemorative Medal for the Palestine Journey of the German Imperial Couple”. Reverse: Allegorical female figure holding victory wreaths, alongside the German inscription ”GOTT, DER ALLMÄCHTIGE, GAB SEIN GELEITE” - ”God Almighty granted His guidance”. Below appears the inscription ”RÜCKKUNFT 26. NOV. 1898” - ”Return, 26 November 1898”. Wilhelm II's visit to Palestine in 1898 took place during his journey to the East, during which he visited Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa. The visit received broad international attention and marked an important moment in the expansion of European involvement in the region during the late 19th century. The item is graded by NGC as AU 55.