Reservist’s Beer Stein S.M.S. “Hessen”, 1906–1909, Imperial German Navy, 2nd Half of the 20th Century
Stoneware with hand-colored details, pewter lid. Cylindrical reservist’s stein in the style of the Imperial era, produced later as a commemorative replica honoring service aboard the battleship S.M.S. Hessen. The front shows a large, hand-colored maritime scene — sailors on deck, a gun barrel, signal flags, and the ship itself beneath the inscription “Reserve hat Ruh!” (“Reserve at rest!”). Below, a heart-shaped medallion with a courting couple and the inscription “Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit an Bord S.M.S. Hessen 1906–09”, named “Reservist Stracke”. The richly decorated pewter lid in the form of an Imperial crown features reliefs of crossed cannons, the Iron Cross, and the Imperial Eagle as finial; the thumb lift is also shaped as a spread-winged eagle. Around the rim, the motto “Wer treu gedient hat seine Zeit, dem sei ein voller Krug geweiht!” (“He who has faithfully served his time is granted a full stein!”). Interior light-glazed, base turned. Height 28 cm, diameter 10.7 cm.
360-degree photo available on our website. The depicted ship, S.M.S. Hessen, was a battleship of the Deutschland class, launched in 1903 at the Imperial Shipyard Kiel. It belonged to the High Seas Fleet, took part in North Sea operations during World War I, and was later used as a target ship by the Reichsmarine. Hessen is one of the last surviving German pre–World War I battleships — its heavily modified hull continued to serve into the 1950s as a radar ship for the Soviet Navy under the name Tsel.
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