Medal Commemorating the 9th of November 1918 - the abdication of the Kaiser by Karl Goetz Artist: Karl Goetz (German, 1875–1950)

1918

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

156.83 g, 12:00, 88 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.26025

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: ERUBBERVNG AN DEN 9. NOVEMBER 1918 / FREIHEIT / GLEICHHEIT / BRUDERLICHKEIT. To Commemorate the 9th of November 1918 (Weimarer Waschweiber). This date marks the abdiction of the Kaiser and the renunciation of the throne by the Crown Prince, it also means the birth of the "Weimar Republic." I"In memory of NOvember 9th 1918" In exergue "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity." THe young woman represents the new Republic, she hurries to help extinguish the fire in the House of Hohenzollern. (Eagle head bears the physiognomy of Willhelm II).

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: 1919 WIR WEIMARER WASCHWEIBER / WASHEN WOCHENLANG WAHN- / BETORT WUSTER WIDERSACHER / WIDERLICHE WASCHE. WOHL - / GEMUT WEITER WURSTELND, WIE WENN WELTKRIEGS / WILDES WUTEN / WENIG WICHTIG / WARE. "we washer women of WEimar are washing for weeks the repugnant laundry of insane, wild, antagonists, but keeping it up in good spirits as if World War's wild raging was of little importance." 1919, The building on top of reverse is the CIty THeater of Weimar, the seat of the German National Assembly. Initials K.G. at 6:00 under washer women.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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medals

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