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KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Austria - Germany. The Holy German Reich Uniface Plaster Cast, 1938. AS ISSUED.
Cf. Kienast-546 (for medal). By Karl Goetz. Design (reverse): Inverse of coats-of-arms representing various German and Austrian realms. A few depressions, casting pits, and spots and on the 'reverse,' otherwise charming grayish-white surfaces on the 'obverse.'
Cf. Kienast-546 (for medal). By Karl Goetz. Design (reverse): Inverse of coats-of-arms representing various German and Austrian realms. A few depressions, casting pits, and spots and on the 'reverse,' otherwise charming grayish-white surfaces on the 'obverse.'
Following the German annexation of Austria in 1938, the idea of a Holy German Reich--a quasi reprisal of the Holy Roman Empire--was at the forefront of Hitler's mind, and acted as a way to further unite the German speaking populaces against would-be enemies.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $75.00- $150.00