Lot 1460

Sale 143 · Upcoming Sale 143 Important Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Germany, Satirical medal by Karl Goetz, Execution of Sir Roger Casement, Irish nationalist, 1916, bronze 58mm, figure of Casement being strangled by a Scottish soldier, rev. complex design with a chair, book, spider’s web, skull. Commemorates the execution of Casement who was hanged for treason for attempting to gain German support for the 1916 Irish Rising. Extremely fine.

(Kinast 180)

Estimate
$300
Result Status
Not offered