Lot 556
Germany, League of Treachery, cast bronze medal (82.5mm/155.25gm) 1915 by K. Goetz.

Ancient, British and World Coins - 114 | C24002
Auction: 7 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£336
Description
Germany, League of Treachery, cast bronze medal (82.5mm/155.25gm) 1915 by K. Goetz. Mythical animal, representing the powers of France (rooster), Belgium (lion), England (lion), Russia (bear), Serbia (serpent) and Japan (chimera), below a suckling infant (Italy). Rev, God the Father holding sickle looks out of the clouds over four lines of a Kleist quotation, hellfire below (Kienast 160). Good Extremely Fine.
Footnote
After the Entente powers promised Italy territorial concessions from Austria, the former refused to fulfil its obligations to the latter under the Triple Alliance.

