102790 | UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Woodrow Wilson cast bronze Medal.

102790  |  UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Woodrow Wilson cast bronze Medal. Issued 1916. "Wilson im Weltkrieg als eifriger Notenschreiber" (Wilson in the World War, the Diligent Writer of Notes) (73mm, 122.99 g, 12h). By H. Lindl in Berlin.

 

OHNE FLEISS KEINEN PREIS (without diligence, no reward), Wilson seated facing slightly left at table, writing memorandum and clasping bag of money; in three lines in exergue, WILSON IM WELTKRIEG / ALS EIFRIGER NOTEN / SCHREIBER (Wilson in the world war, the diligent writer of notes) // NEUTRALITÄT U GERECHTIGKEIT (neutrality and justice), nude female figure of Justice, blindfolded, holding pair of scales in which sit a German eagle and a British bulldog; behind, Death (as a skeleton), guiding her and tipping the scales in favor of Great Britain. Edge: Plain.

 

Klose –; Art of Devastation p. 279, 74 (AoD 7513.12914.3.a); Jones, Dance of Death, 36; Frankenhuis 1458. Choice Mint State. Charming brown surfaces, with some lighter hints upon the higher points. Very rare.

 

Ex David Nicholas Silich Collection.

 

Ex Baldwin's 90 (24 September 2014), lot 2127.

 

President of the United States during World War I, Woodrow Wilson initially sought neutrality in Europe's growing conflict. However, the hope for that began to fade, with evidence of the destruction within countries such as Belgium leaving Wilson little choice. By the time that the Lusitania was sunk, the die had essentially been cast, and America joined in declaring war upon the Central Powers in 1917. This medal by Lindl alludes to the idea of Wilson and America being tacitly involved on the side of the allies far before actually joining.

 

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