Austrian anti-Semite Karl Lueger 60th birthday medal
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Austria: Dr. Carl Lueger, Mayor of Vienna 60th birthday medal in bronze (1904) by Rudolph Ferdinand Marschall (Austria); 60mm, 68.65g. Depicts right facing bust of Lueger with legend "BÜRGERMEISTER DR • CARL LUEGER" and "R•MARSCHALL FEC•" on two lines next to bust. On reverse 11 line legend in German: "in grateful love to a great man by Christian Austria on his 60th Birthday". Karl Lueger (1844-1910; interestingly his name is spelled with a "C" on the medal) was a highly praised mayor of Vienna, who helped improve its infrastructure but also known for his racist view against non-German minorities, including Jews (though credited also for his saying, "I decide who is a Jew", having had many Jewish friends). The medalist, Marschall, was court medalist to the Austrian Emperor and his works also include Jewish figures, like the actor Josef Lewinsky (1898). In EF-AU.
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Product Tags: Austrian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Anti-Semitic & Satirical Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Austria and from 20th Century, 1900s which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $120. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: Austrian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Anti-Semitic & Satirical Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Austria and from 20th Century, 1900s which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event
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