KARL GOETZ MEDALS. Germany. Ludwig III, King of Bavaria Silver Medal, 1913. Munich Mint. NGC MS-66. Kienast-26. 36mm. By Karl Goetz. Obverse: Head of Ludwig left; Reverse: Putto, holding orb, and the Madonna, standing upon crescent and holding scepter, lifting Bavarian crown between them. An incredibly attractive Gem, this piece offers steel gray surfaces and some darker hints around the devices and near the peripheries.<p><em>Ludwig III came to the Bavarian throne in 1913, serving as the kingdom s final monarch when it, along with the rest of the German states, had their monarchical structures disbanded at the end of World War I.</em> From the Richard Jewell Collection.
