1990-2015 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, medal on Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
Germany, Federal Republic, medal on Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, issuer MDM or Göde?, ca. 1990-2015 AD.,
Medal (ø 40 mm / 19,10 g), gilt (cheap) metal, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: HELMUT SCHMIDT 5. BUNDESKANZLER / 1974-1982 , his bust facing left, German flag and eagle r. below.
Rev.: DEUTSCHLAND / EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT , eagle with 16 arms of the States of reunited Germany, German heraldic eagle arms at center.
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Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German statesman and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982.
Before becoming Chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence (1969–1972) and as Minister of Finance (1972–1974). In the latter role he gained credit for his financial policies. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting Foreign Minister. As Chancellor, he focused on international affairs, seeking "political unification of Europe in partnership with the United States". He was an energetic diplomat who sought European co-operation and international economic co-ordination. He was re-elected chancellor in 1976 and 1980, but his coalition fell apart in 1982 with the switch by his coalition allies, the Free Democratic Party.
He retired from Parliament in 1986, after clashing with the SPD's left wing, who opposed him on defence and economic issues. In 1986 he was a leading proponent of European monetary union and a European Central Bank.
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