GOETZ: K-293 The Enemy is on the Right!
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K-293 THE ENEMY IS ON THE RIGHT (Dr. Wirth --, der Feind steht rechts, 1922, Cast AE, 61.2mm. Choice UNC
Based on the statement made in speech by Chancellor Dr. Wirth that the enemies of the republic are the extremist parties of the right. Goetz counters this statement with his own on this medal as shown on the reverse “Not right, not left, Mr. Chancellor, (the enemy is) on the Rhine.” Goetz depicts the French Premier Poincaré as a thorny armadillo-like creature.
Obverse depicts the Socialist Wirth cradling the Democratic Socialist balloon-hat while denouncing the Right Wing with the inscription “Thus spoke Bismarck’s successor (*)” June 25, 1922 “The enemy is on the right.”
(*)The reference made here is not to the actual succession – Bismarck died in 1889 – but to the office Dr. Wirth held, that of Chancellor of the Reich as Bismarck had held during the Imperial Reich.
Based on the statement made in speech by Chancellor Dr. Wirth that the enemies of the republic are the extremist parties of the right. Goetz counters this statement with his own on this medal as shown on the reverse “Not right, not left, Mr. Chancellor, (the enemy is) on the Rhine.” Goetz depicts the French Premier Poincaré as a thorny armadillo-like creature.
Obverse depicts the Socialist Wirth cradling the Democratic Socialist balloon-hat while denouncing the Right Wing with the inscription “Thus spoke Bismarck’s successor (*)” June 25, 1922 “The enemy is on the right.”
(*)The reference made here is not to the actual succession – Bismarck died in 1889 – but to the office Dr. Wirth held, that of Chancellor of the Reich as Bismarck had held during the Imperial Reich.
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Beautiful piece though.
I read recently that virtually every country that started a war, lost it. Germany started a few-did Goetz ever reconcile his attitudes with his rather agressive country of birth?
By the way Scott, how did you get the accent above the e of poincare?
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
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"did Goetz ever reconcile his attitudes with his rather agressive country of birth?" He was a patriot and, with the exception of the Nazi's, probably felt Germany was doing what was necessary.
"By the way Scott, how did you get the accent above the e of poincare?" I can't remember all of the numpad shortcuts so I just go to Start>Run> type in "charmap" select the letter needed, then copy it into my text. Voilá!
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edit: and what's that coming out of his mouth??
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