The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

U.S.A./GERMANY, In the Land of Zarathustra, a cast bronze medal by E.R. Nitschke, bust of Friedrich Nietzsche left, rev. serpent coiled around eagle flying left over sea, sun and mountains in background, 76mm, 287.43g. Extremely fine, fields patinated; in black box of issue stamped ≠24 £30-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Gift of W. Schoberg

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher, who published a work of philosophical fiction entitled Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) in 1883. Zarathustra was a prophet of the Zoroastrian religion.