Featured Karl Goetz Medals, Post Yours

Jaelus et al, My previous post assumptions were based on the premise that there are more than one of these probes with the same defect. I continue to scour records to no avail but will continue the hunt before reformulating a more educated answer. Shouldn't be more than a couple of days as I'm conversing with a couple of other researchers on this.

 

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Okay, sorry about the long overdue additional response.

After discussion with a number of other collectors I stand corrected. The consensus stands that the cut occurred post production.

While there are a number of questionable hubs/dies that were offered by Heritage years ago, including a die created from a broken hub, it is highly unlikely this was struck from an impaired die as I blurted out originally. The hub/die hadn't been canceled either as I have yet to see an actual canceled Goetz die.

Your comment about 'knowing Guido restruck this medal' came from me (?), or elsewhere? With the very limited number of these I'm actually beginning to think he didn't befoul this probe unlike so many of later probes. Probe production in general was limited by the mint for silver examples while Karl could have created any amount of the copper pieces freely. Still, I haven't seen many in either composition. I have one of each in my collection though.

 

Over the last few months there has been a lot of Goetz medals come onto the market. Honestly it is a bit overwhelming. I have added some items but there is so much more that I want to but don't have the funds available.


K-16
Prince Ruler Luitpold of Bavaria, his 90th Birthday
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 12.18 g


K-297
1923 WEIMAR GERMANY "THE RUTLI OATH" 60 MM MEDAL
FACTORY WORKERS REFUSING TO LEND AID TO THE FRENCH.
DIAMETER 60 MM


K-262
Diameter: 57.5mm
Weight: 59.03 g
The Black Shame. Dated 1920. DIE WACHT AM RHEIN !!, caricatured head of a French African colonial soldier, wearing Adrian helmet and ear plug; 1930 to left; below LIBERTE/ÉGALI TÉ/FRATERNI/TÉ in four lines / DIE SCHWARZE SCHANDE (the black shame), Lorelei chained to large erect phallus wearing Adrian helmet; broken lyre to left, Eye of Providence above; K · G in exergue.


K-274
Diameter: 58mm
Weight: 75.48 g
The Code Napoleon. Dated 1920. FRANZÖSISCHE RECHTSPRECHUNG (French court ruling), hand drawing sword from sheath; in background, French African colonial troops advancing right, dragging away German women; CODE/NAPOLÉON in two lines to upper right; to lower left, date and shield decorated with cockerel; K · G to right / WUSTLINGE AM RHEIN! (Lechers on the Rhine), city view with debauchery in the streets around central square decorated with column surmounted by the Virgin Mary; buildings around marked as brothels and bars for the colonial forces .



K-138
THE LANDING OF THE INDIAN AND AFRICAN TROOPS AT MARSEILLES
Diameter: 57 mm
Weight 68 grams
Obv. Tall English "Tommy" urging a tiny elephant Translated to English " All right to the fighting front"
Rev. Triumphant arch on the shore festones with garlands, elephant head, and topped with a trotting Gallic Rooster. Translated Long live the English we are saved / grand performance of the Indians


K-222
Diameter: 58mm
Weight 56 grams
OBV. Caricature of three men (worker, soldier & farmer) inscription 'DIE RATE REPUBLIK " at bottom "BAIERN / 7. 3 iV . 1919"
REV. Eisner dancing with Levin to the tune of " Internationale" Inscription "LOS VOM REICH !...."


K-206
"Peace With Russia"
Diameter: 58.5mm
Weight: 57.03gm
Obverse: 3 MAERZ 1918 Eagle right standing on helmet, dove with olive branch
Reverse: FRIEDEN MIT GROSS RVSSLAND Opened pliers over broken shell casing, pair of seven tail whips.


K-425
1929 DATED Commemorates the 800th Anniversary of the Birthday of Henry the Lion.


K-408
1928 LZ-127 Zeppelin 90th



K-412
Ludwig Jahn, the father of gymnastics in Germany

Diameter: 36 mm
Weight: 24.31 g

And that's my allow 10 images. I will post the rest later.

 

The last 3


K-306
A satire on the heights of inflation and the belief that only work and prayer can help on its way to recovery.

Diameter: 62 mm
Weight: 73.26 g



K-239
Oh Old Imperial Glory

Diameter: 60 mm
Weight: 61.71 g


K-146
Commemorating the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914. Obverse: Three busts, right-hand one turned three-quarters left, the Admiral's hands resting on his sons' shoulders. Thin laurel wreath along edge. Above centre 'MAXI-MILIAN'; (right) 'OTTO'; (left) 'HEINRICH.' Exergue: 'GRAFEN VON SPEE.' Palm branch each side. Below this: 'AVF DER "SCHARNHORST" DER VATER ADMIRAL VNTER SEINEM KOMMANDO EIN GESCHWADER' ~ KLEIN AN DER ZAHL ~ DER AELTERE SOHN' AVF DER "GNEISENAV" LEVTNANT OTTO' ALS SOLCHER AVF DER "NVERNBERG" STAND BEIDEN FALKLANDS INSELN AVF HOHER SEE LIEGEN' DEVTSCHE HELDEN LIEGEN DREI GRAFEN SPEE'. (Maximilian, Otto, Henry, Counts von Spee. On board the 'Scharnhorst', the father, Admiral. Under his command a squadron, small in numbers. The elder son serving on board the 'Gneisenau' as Lieutenant. Otto similarly on board the 'Nurnberg'. Off the Falkland Islands, on the high sea, lie German heroes, lie three Counts Spee.) Reverse: An eagle flying over the sea, carrying a laurel branch in his talons. High islands on the distance. Laurel wreath along edge. Above: '8 . DEZEMBER 1914'.

Material: Bronze
Weight: 237.80 g
Diameter: 103.00 mm