GOETZ: Frederick Barbarossa Opus 456

cacheman

K-456 FREDERICK BARBAROSSA, 1930, Struck AR, 60mm,

Commemorating the enfeoffment of Bavaria to Otto von Wittelsbach in 1180. Inscription on the reverse, “Before God and the conscience of world history, I can affirm that through the centuries it was the honorable duty of my family to serve in the honesty and fidelity the country, the country whose leaders they were called to be. Crown Prince Rupprecht.” 1930

oldshep

Oh boy, and there are more to come.
Shep

laurentyvan

Beautiful piece!

You have stumped me on this word however: enfeoffment Could you enlighten me?

And welcome back!

cacheman

en·feoff enfeoffment ( P )
tr.v. en·feoffed, en·feoff·ing, en·feoffs

To invest with a feudal estate or fee.

[Middle English enfeffen, from Anglo-Norman enfeoffer : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + Old French fief, fief; see fee.]en·feoffment n.

cosmicdebris

To many words on it.

Askari

I have to agree with Bill. Although wonderfully rendered, I've never been turned on by those medals with one -- or even both -- sides filled with nothing but words. It makes whatever design there is do all that much more "carrying" of the artistic burden. I suspect, though, that Goetz didn't have free rein on this project and the "older" (17th-19th century) style was preferred by the customer.