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My Latest Goetz Medal. Guess the Grade?

braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
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These were commissioned in the mid-80's in Japan. Interesting design and even more so the propaganda these medals were minted to exploit.

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  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Here's cacheman's authentic Goetz medal for comparison (without the tell tale '1986'):

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    trozau (troy ounce gold)
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    Fascinating design.image
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I belive there is another variety where the ummm errr..... device, is shaped like a tree.
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You either love em or.... imageimage
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Medal info: Opus 262: THE WATCH ON THE RHINE (Die schwarze Wacht am Rhein), 1920, Cast AE, 58mm. To protest the sending of black colonial French troops to occupy the Rhine territory, and the sexual excesses. Inscription on the Obverse “The Watch on the Rhine!! – Liberty, Egality, Fraternity, 1920.” Inscription on the Reverse, “The Black Shame.”
    trozau (troy ounce gold)
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine looks bigger than his. image
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thats Nuts!
  • gamr0ngamr0n Posts: 608
    I think MadMarty is going to be jealous.
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  • MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭
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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Mine looks bigger than his. image >>




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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,339 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>These were commissioned in the mid-80's in Japan. Interesting design and even more so the propaganda these medals were minted to exploit.

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    What is that object in the left reverse field (with 1986)?



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  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Linky Dinky to cacheman's extensive Goetz Collection
    trozau (troy ounce gold)

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