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GOETZ: 5 of 6 Opus 156(a)


Opus 156(a): BRITISH INTRIGUES IN SWEDEN (Englische Hetzarbeit in Schweden), 1916, Cast AE, 58mm. Inscription on Obverse” It is difficult not to write a satire.” In exergue “The Lusitania medal gives Lord Balfour food for a speech, Nov. 9, 1916.” Inscription on Reverse, “English smear campaign in Sweden.” This is a companion medal to the Lusitania and Goetz shows himself on this medal on the obverse as the artist with the beard using his sketchpad. This is one of only two medals that he places himself on.


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