GERMAN REICH (1919-1933)
WEIMAR REPUBLIC ERA KARL GOETZ MEDALLIC ISSUE IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT PAUL VON HINDENBURG
STRUCK IN MUNICH ON THE OCCASSION OF THE FIELD MARSHAL'S 80TH BIRTHDAY
CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 63 CAMEO
OBV: PORTRAIT OF PAUL VON HINDENBURG; GERMAN LEGEND WITH DATES "PRESIDENT OF THE REICH, PAUL VON HINDENBURG 1847-1927".
REV: DUAL HELMETED ARMS OF VON BENECKEDORFF AND VON HINDENBURG AND THE GERMAN LEGEND "MOST FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE".
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GENERAL PAUL VON BENECKEDORFF AND VON HINDENBURG CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT AT THE OUTBREAK OF WWI AND BECAME CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF BY 1916. DURING THE WAR, HE WAS VICTOR OF THE BATTLE OF TANNENBURG, WHICH ACCORDED HIM THE STATUS OF A NATIONAL HERO, AND HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF FIELD MARSHAL. HE ENJOYED WIDE POPULARITY SINCE MANY PEOPLE BLAMED POLITICIANS AND NOT THE ARMY FOR THE WAR'S OUTCOME. HE WAS ELECTED SECOND PRESIDENT OF GERMANY IN 1925 AND RE-ELECTED IN 1932 (WHEN HE RAN AGAINST ADOLPH HITLER).
HE DIED IN 1934, LEAVING BEHIND A POLITICAL VACUUM THAT WOULD MAKE HITLER ALL-POWERFUL.
CONTAINS 22.9 GRAMS OF .900 GOLD (.6627 OZ AGW)
36 MM IN DIAMETER
BY FAMOUS GERMAN MEDALLIST KARL XAVER GOETZ (1875-1950)
