Auction Catalogue

3 June 1999

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Tokens, Coin Weights and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 848

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3 June 1999

Hammer Price:
£95

Germany, World war one, Oberleutnant Zur See Otto Steinbrinck, a fine bronze portrait medal by Otmar Obermaier (signed in monogram), bust left, wearing the “Pour le Merite”, reverse youth brandishing a trident standing on a torpedo, 100mm. Extremely fine and a powerfully modelled medal (£50-80)

Steinbrinck commanded the U-18 and took part in the Lowestoft raid of April, 1915.