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KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Germany - Great Britain. Alfred, Lord Northcliffe Cast Bronze Medal, 1914. Munich Mint. MINT STATE.
Kienast-150. 57mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Half-length figure of Northcliffe facing slightly right, sharpening his quill upon whetstone; Reverse: The devil, holding torch and newspapers, seated upon the globe which he sets ablaze. Edge: K GOETZ. Deep violet-brown surfaces, with some underlying brilliance remaining.
Kienast-150. 57mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Half-length figure of Northcliffe facing slightly right, sharpening his quill upon whetstone; Reverse: The devil, holding torch and newspapers, seated upon the globe which he sets ablaze. Edge: K GOETZ. Deep violet-brown surfaces, with some underlying brilliance remaining.
Northcliffe at the time owned the world's largest newspaper chain, and here Goetz alludes to him moulding English public opinion, fanning the flames against Germany and using his pen (archaically represented by a quill) as a sharpened blade.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00