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The Medals of Karl Goetz & Opus 160
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At first I was not going to order Kienast's book on Goetz but after awhile I figured what the heck got be some great pictures to look at in it anyhow.
My Favorite has got to be Opus 160:
Pact of Malice (Der Bund der TUcke). Inscription on Obv. "Alliance of Crafty Spite 1915." Inscription on Rev. "Smite him dead! The Day of Judgement will not ask your reasons. H.v. Kleist." Animals representing powers of Entente, thus rooster-France, lions-Belgium and England, bear-Russia, snake-Serbia, chimera-Japan. Baby with Bersaglieri hat, sucking, is Italy.
My Favorite has got to be Opus 160:
Pact of Malice (Der Bund der TUcke). Inscription on Obv. "Alliance of Crafty Spite 1915." Inscription on Rev. "Smite him dead! The Day of Judgement will not ask your reasons. H.v. Kleist." Animals representing powers of Entente, thus rooster-France, lions-Belgium and England, bear-Russia, snake-Serbia, chimera-Japan. Baby with Bersaglieri hat, sucking, is Italy.
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The receipient's name is on the rim along with the words "feinsilber". I tried to attach a photo, but apparently it was too large to post.
Look forward to everyone's comments, and thanks for your time and interest.
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<< <i>Hey Askari. Always good to see you posting. >>
Yep, 7 years ago. I'd like to see him frequent the place a bit more often...
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
<< <i>With regard to Opus 289, in addition to the metals utilized in this medal as described by Gunter Kienast in his books "The Medals of Karl Goetz" Volumes I and II, which I researched at the American Numismatic Society library in Manhattan this past Thursday, I own an example of Opus 289 fabricated in silver.
The receipient's name is on the rim along with the words "feinsilber". I tried to attach a photo, but apparently it was too large to post.
Look forward to everyone's comments, and thanks for your time and interest. >>
Are you saying that you have a 110mm silver example of this piece? There are a number of silver varieties known in 60mm and 36mm with the FEINSILBER stamp on the edge. I have never heard of a "recipient name" on the edge of a Goetz medal. The silver pieces would, however, exhibit BAYER.HAUPTMÜNZAMT on the edge, the stamp of the Bavarian Mint.
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Mine is the 36 mm sized Opus 289 in feinsilber. The workers are fully clothed. How do I ascertain the medal's appraisal value in today's market? The few American Numismatic Society library auction catalogs featuring other Goetz medals with the world Arbeiti were very old, ie 1972 and 1967 and Opus 289 was not the medal being auctioned.
Look forward to your suggested resources/comments in this regard, and thanks again for your time and assistance.
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