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Julius Raab

St. Pölten 1891 - Wien 1964
Austrian politician, who served as Federal Chancellor of Austria from 1953 to 1961
(Wikipedia)

Toni Schneider-Manzell
1967

Description

Relief portrait, JVLIVS RAAB, mounted on a metal grill.

Inscription(s)

Julius Raab (1891-1964) Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich von 1953 bis 1961	In seiner Amtszeit erreichte er 1955 die Unterzeichnung des Österreichischen Staatsvertrages der Österreich wieder die volle Freiheit brachte
Julius Raab (1891-1964) Chancellor of the Republic of Austria from 1953 to 1961	In his office he accomplished in 1955 the signing of the Austrian State Treaty that gave Austria again full freedom

On the back of the plate (visible from the Volksgarten side):

alle bitte ich instandig
die rotweissrote fahne
hochzuhalten und
unser schönes
österreich
als einen hort der
freiheit
zu bewahren

All I ask you is
to uphold
the red white red flag
and to preserve
our beautiful
Austria
as a haven of
freedom

Sculptor

Toni Schneider-Manzell (Manzell 1911 - Rosenheim 1996), German-Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 48°12'28" - E 16°21'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi147; Photograph: 14 September 2016
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