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KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Germany. Wilhelm Bauer 60th Death Anniversary Cast Bronze Medal, 1935. Munich Mint. CHOICE MINT STATE.
Kienast-508. 72mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Bust of Bauer facing slightly right; Reverse: Merman right, with back facing, holding up "U-boat." Edge: K GOETZ. Tan-brown surfaces, with a few lightly scattered marks. A rather interesting and fairly SCARCE nautical type.
Kienast-508. 72mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Bust of Bauer facing slightly right; Reverse: Merman right, with back facing, holding up "U-boat." Edge: K GOETZ. Tan-brown surfaces, with a few lightly scattered marks. A rather interesting and fairly SCARCE nautical type.
The engineer and builder of the first German submarine--just four years after unification in 1875-- Wilhelm Bauer was integral to a type of warfare involving U-boats that would become highly effective and controversial during the war.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Ex. Coin Galleries (9/2008) Lot # 1710 (which realized a hammer of $650).
Estimate: $300.00- $450.00