Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Germany, Deutscher Schäferhund im Weltkrieg [Red Cross War Dogs], 1914, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, head of a dog left, wearing a Red Cross collar, rev. dog guards two soldiers as they lift a wounded comrade from the field of battle, 107mm (K. 147; Frankenhuis 613; cf. DNW 40, 817). Extremely fine, rare (£120-150)

Illustration reduced. Commemorates the first use of dogs in the medical sphere of a global conflict. Considered by Kienast as “one of the best works of the artist. The overall effect…is one of artful simplicity”