K-158
ITALY'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
(Aubiederung im Vatikan)
1914, Cast bronze, Satirical medal, 56.8mm, 70.20g, Rim-punched "K•GoeTz", Frankenhuis -.
Obverse: A German and Austrian soldier pushing a Bersagliere (Italian marksman) who is holding the Tripolis Deed under his arm. Inscription, "Dreibundschmarotzer - Treubund ver rotzer" (Three Allied Parasites - Alliance of Faith Destroyers). KG in exergue.
Reverse: The German-Austrian double-headed eagle attempts to fight off "Italy's" "Italien's Politik der freien Hand" (The free hand of Italian politics) while "Russia" attempts to capture it by grabbing its feet. Dated 1915.
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This piece is also known in the following composition and size:
58mm Blackened Cast Iron
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