MOBILIZATION OF THE HOMEGUARD
$425.00
K-179
(Landsturmauszug)
1916
Cast bronze, Commemorative medal, 59.4mm, 79.70g. Edge-punched: KGoeTz
Obverse: Portraits of a very old soldier and a very young soldier, typical ages for those who still remained at home. KG in the right field.
Reverse: A girl sits crying under a Linden tree. Inscription: “Madel, Madel, / wink, wink, wink, / unter einer / grunen Lind / sitzt ein / kleiner Fink / Fink, Fink.” (Girl, girl – wave, wave, wave, under the green Linden tree sits a small finch, finch, finch.) Date in exergue; 1916
This example has been in the karlgoetz.com collection for twenty-two years.
Grade: Gussfrisch (As Cast)