Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Germany, Eingeben der Kanone [Feeding the Cannons] or 42cm Mörtel [42cm Mortars], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, men dragging carts loaded with cannon-balls, others loading them into and firing cannons, 60mm (Frankenhuis 1365; Bernhart 104; Jones, Art of the Medal, 404; BDM VII, 357; cf. BDW 15, 898). About extremely fine, very rare (£150-200)