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KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Germany. 200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Karl Schuesselfelder von Kirchensittenbach Bronze Medal, 1909. Munich Mint. CHOICE MINT STATE.
Kienast-125. 60mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Bust of von Kirchensittenbach facing slightly right; Reverse: Familial coat-of-arms. Edge: A few light marks as made, otherwise plain. Incredibly vibrant and choice, this brilliant example offers deep brown surfaces and a bit more intricate detail than generally encountered in Goetz's works. A rather SCARCE issue.
Kienast-125. 60mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Bust of von Kirchensittenbach facing slightly right; Reverse: Familial coat-of-arms. Edge: A few light marks as made, otherwise plain. Incredibly vibrant and choice, this brilliant example offers deep brown surfaces and a bit more intricate detail than generally encountered in Goetz's works. A rather SCARCE issue.
From one of the leading patrician families in Nuremberg, Johann Karl Schuesselfelder von Kirchensittenbach served as the final member of his famous family--a family first recorded in 1382--and was the founder of the eponymous J. C. von Schluesselfelderschen Family Foundation.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00