A Collection of Karl Goetz Medals

1 October 1996

Lot No 991

Germany; Mobilization of the German Army, 1914, copper 84mm by Karl Goetz, Atlas carrying the vault of the sky upon his shoulders, rev. Theseus capturing the bull (Kienast 134). Extremely fine (£40-60)

1 October 1996

Lot No 992

Germany, “ A Message for Japan”, 1914, copper, 50mm by Karl Goetz, a German Marine repelling a Japanese Hydra (Kienast 139). Nearly extremely fine (£40-60)

1 October 1996

Lot No 993

Germany, “Married in War”, 1914, copper, 57 mm by Karl Goetz, clasped hands holding a sword, reverse shield dividing date (Kienast 152). Small spots of verdigris on obverse, very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 994

Germany, Romania Enters the War, 1916, iron, 58mm by Karl Goetz, Ion Bratiance kneeling weighing a wild animal against a sword, reverse a balance weighing an agreement against a bag of gold (Kienast 181).Very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 995

Germany, “The German Reply to America”, 1916, iron, 57mm by Karl Goetz, President Wilson of America garbed as a knight, Justice to right, reverse two mailed hands holding a document with a seal (Kienast 176). Slightly rusty but very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 996

Germany, Capture of Mount Lovtchen by General v. Koevess, 1916, iron, 66mm by Karl Goetz, uniformed bust of v. Koevess left, rev. a snake entwined with sword and sceptre, tablet and mountain behind (Kienast 172). Slightly rusty but very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 997

Germany, “Refusal of the German Peace Overtures”, 1916, copper, 58mm by Karl Goetz, allied soldier placing the Dove of Peace back into its cage, rev. a pair of mailed hands clasping the Dove of Peace (Kienast 187).Slight verdigris on obverse but very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 998

Germany, “Nikita’s Daughters of Fate”, 1916, iron, 82mm by Karl Goetz, the three daughters of the King of Montenegro standing, reverse three snakes entwined around a sword (Kienast 189). Small rust mark on obverse, nearly extremely fine (£40-60)

1 October 1996

Lot No 999

Germany, ‘Peace Offers of Pope Benedict XV”, 1917, iron, 58mm by Karl Goetz, allied leaders emptying a bag of gold into the sea, reverse Papal crown with Dove of Peace, Kienast 193. Extremely fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 1000

Germany, Flanders, 1917, iron, 58mm by Karl Goetz, the British lion prevented from advancing by a German barricade, reverse a milestone inscribed ?/km topped by a snail (Kienast 197). Good extremely fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 1001

Germany, First World War Philosophical Medal, 1917, sexagonal, iron 60 x 70 mm by ‘MV’, Heracles with spear and sword walking by his horse, rev. St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across a river, quotations of poems by Geibel on obverse and reverse. Good very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 1002

Germany, “New Year”, 1918, copper 88mm by Karl Goetz, oak tree dividing words from an essay by Heine, reverse German soldier with sword dividing inscription (Kienast 201). Extremely fine (£40-60)

1 October 1996

Lot No 1003

Germany, ‘Peace with Romania”, 1918, iron, 58mm by Karl Goetz, eagle perched upon an oil lamp, olive branch in its beak being taken by the Dove of Peace, reverse plants dividing ö-l (Kienast 208). Slight rust marks on reverse but good very fine (£30-40)

1 October 1996

Lot No 1004

Germany, “Peace Treaty with the Ukraine”, 1918, iron, 58mm by Karl Goetz, a tree with loaves of bread as fruit entwined by a riband which also entwines a sword, rev. eagle with Dove of Peace perched upon a sheaf of corn (Kienast 205).Small rust mark on reverse but nearly extremely fine (£30-40)