Historical and Art Medals

Wer ist der Schuldige? [Who Is To Blame?], 1919, cast bronze, Clemenceau in the role of a teacher questioning the Imperial princes, who have their hands raised, rev. Bethmann-Hollweg dressed as a porter, giving evidence before President Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd George, 58mm (K 237). Very fine (£60-80)

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

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Statements made in an article published in Cologne in July 1919 showed that the former Kaiser had sought to shift blame for the War to his former chancellor, Bethmann-Hollweg