GERMANY Medal 1915 The Courtship of the Balkan Kings by Karl Goetz. Top Pop! PCGS MS63

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Certification details

PCGS Certification number: 59366568

Grade: MS63

Nominal value: Medal

Year: 1915

Diameter: 58

Edge: Plain

Name: 1915 Medal Kienast-164 AE Balkan Kings

Country: Germany-Empire

Material: Bronze

Major Variety: Kienast-164 Ae Balkan Kings

Catalog Number: PCGS 904913

PCGS Catalog Number: 904913

1915, Germany (Empire). The Courtship of the Balkan Kings. Bronze Medal. PCGS MS-63!

Mint Year: 1915
Medallist: Karl Goetz
References: Kienast 164.
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-63!
Denomination: Medal - The Courtship of the Balkan Kings.
Material: Bronze (cast)
Weight: ca. 50gm
Diameter: 57mm


Obverse: Four caricatured figures are depicted in distinct poses: President Poincaré kneels facing left with his hands joined in prayer. Beside him, a British soldier in a kilt, cap, and puttees also kneels facing left, his hands clasped imploringly. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy stands facing forward, holding a sword with its point resting on the ground. Finally, Tsar Nicholas II is shown half-kneeling to the left, his right arm raised while holding a knout under his left arm.
Legend: DER BITTGANG AM BALKAN 1915
Translated: "The Courtship of the Balkan (Kings), 1915."

Reverse: The kings of Romania (Charles I), Greece (Constantine I), and Bulgaria (Ferdinand I) watching safely from behind a fence while the Allies offer them various bribes. These desperate gifts include British gold coins spewed by a dolphin (GROSS...), Italian lemon (I), a bleeding French heart (RF), and a threatening Russian fist (RUSS...).
Legend: Hilfe! Balkan! Streit für uns!
Translated: "Help! Balkans! Fight for us!"





The Courtship of the Balkan Kings (Bittgang am Balkan) medal by Karl Goetz ridicules the diplomatic efforts of the Allied powers (Triple Entente) as they desperately tried to win over neutral Balkan nations to their side.

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