Historical and Art Medals

Serajewo, Der Funke des Weltbrandes [The Russian Ambassador Receives the Serbian Assassins], 1914, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, male figure, concealing a bomb, passing a post inscribed serajewo, rev. Russian ambassador presenting bags of money to the three Serbian assassins, 58mm (K 132; Frankenhuis 1412). Very fine (£60-80)

Illustrated on the Plates