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KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Egypt - Germany - Great Britain - Ottoman Empire - Turkey. Awakening of Egypt Cast Iron Medal, 1915. Munich Mint. MINT STATE.
Kienast-166. 56mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Facing bust of Sir Edward Grey (1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon), with a concerned look on his face and clasping his hands together in supplication; behind, Death (as a skeleton) whispering into his ear and holding an hourglass over his other shoulder; Reverse: Sphinx right, head left; in background, star and crescent (the Ottoman Empire) over the pyramids, with Ottoman troops rallying. Edge: Plain. Charming slate gray surfaces.

Following the defeat of Egyptian forces in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, Great Britain occupied the former Ottoman province, though the latter empire still claimed suzerainty even after Egypt was declared a British protectorate in 1914. In order to formally reinstate their influence in the region, Ottoman forces attacked their British counterparts in Egypt the following year, with the powers of the first world war starting to align themselves. This particular medal was a jab by Goetz at Sir Edward Grey, then British Foreign Secretary, urging him to stand up to the rising unrest against the British occupation of the region.

From the Richard Jewell Collection.

Estimate: $200.00- $300.00