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The Paris Dictat, Karl Goetz, German Reparation Payments 1921
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
GERMANY - GOETZ MEDALS Germany 1921 |
| Design Description: |
The Paris Dictat, German Reparations Karl Goetz Satirical Medal |
| Item Description: |
Bronze BRONZE 1921-DATED KIENAST-279 (36mm) THE PARIS DICTAT Kienast-279 Bz, 36mm |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 BN |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, 1921, Bz, THE PARIS DICTAT, KARL GOETZ German Medal, Kienast-279, NGC MS63BN, Cert# 2788774-003. This satirical bronze medal refers to war reparations that Germany was forced to pay in 42 yearly installments after World War I, One Billion Dollars per Year. The obverse shows the figure of Germany (the German Man) on the cross, with the inscription: “Enslaved with hate and vindictiveness, from blindness, denuded of all human rights?”
The inscription above the cross: “42 Jahre “refers to the 42 annual payments of roughly one billion dollars.
The reverse shows a dagger and the inscription: “NO! - The god that made iron grow did not want serfs!”
Another satirical medal from the prolific German producer of such medals Karl Goetz. Not easy to locate in Mint State Holdered Examples.