Medal - Sinking of SS Athenia bronze

Features

Location	Germany (1871-1948)
Type	Advertising medallions › Satirical medals
Year	1939
Composition	Bronze
Weight	130.7 g
Diameter	70 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Cast
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 551096
References	Eimer# 2059 Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , Engstrom# 3 John Eric Engstrom; 1972. The Medallic Portraits of Sir Winston Churchill. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Skeleton holding a torch and a burning bomb, decorated with the Union Jack, sits directly at the bow of the SS Athenia

Script: Latin

Lettering:
4 SEPTEMBER 1939
ATHENIA
GUIDO GOETZ

Engraver: Guido Goetz

Reverse

British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill holds an unequal scale with two bombs, one decorated with the Union Jack, the other with a swastika, seated on a pedestal

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EIN MEISTER DER LÜGE
VORS HÖLLEN-
MASCHINE

Translation:
A master of lies
For the hell machine

Engraver: Guido Goetz

Comments

Issued by Guido Goetz, Munich.

Cast by Guido and Karl Goetz, Munich.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1939

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker eLive Auction 90 Lot 1765	1 Dec 2025	XF	USD 605.67 (EUR 525.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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