Historical and Art Medals

Räte-Republik in Bayern [The Soviet-Bavarian Government], 1919, cast bronze, three councillors in discussion, rev. Gustav Landauer and Vladimir Lenin dancing for joy, 58mm (K 222). Good very fine (£70-90)

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

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Illustrated on the Plates. Gustav Landauer (1870-1919), German Jewish anarchist and revolutionary, was involved in establishing the short-lived Bayerische Räterepublik (Bavarian Soviet Republic) and serving as its Commissioner of Enlightenment and Public Instruction in April 1919. Landauer is also known for his study and translation of William Shakespeare's works into German