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Lot

№ 1544

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£50

Österreichs Verfall [Austria’s Decay], 1918, cast bronze, Emperor Charles in boat leaving Hohenzollern ship, rev. the collapse of the arms of the Austro-Hungarian empire, 58mm (K 212; Frankenhuis 1486). About very fine (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Karl Goetz Medals.

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Emperor Charles attempted to secure a separate peace with the Entente, but President Wilson rejected his plan on 19 October 1918