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Description: | obverse design : Uncle Sam, sitting astride the stern and gripping the rudder of a sailing vessel, stern-on view.
Projecting from the sides of the ship are the barrels of four large cannon
obverse text : "FRIEDENS ZIELE"
reverse design : head of Scottish soldier, wearing glengarry bonnet, emerging from the waves. His right hand grasps a life-belt which is
marked "AMERIKA"
reverse text : "3.FEBRVAR.1917"
In this 1917 satirical piece Goetz commemorates the inauguration of the German campaign of unrestricted submarine
warfare which was proclaimed on 1 February 1917. Germany announced that all approaches to the British Isles, the western coast of France
and the Mediterranean to be in a state of blockade and expressed her intention of sinking at sight any vessel of any description found
within the prohibited waters. The image of the well-armed warship may well relate to Goetz's perception of the USA as the source of vital
munitions of war for the Allied forces, and as such a potential target for German commerce raiders. The obverse text is translated as
'Objects of peace'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | First World War & Submarine Operations satirical German & 1917 DE.N & [submarine service] propaganda German Declaration of & 1/2/1917 First World War & Unrestricted Submarine Warfare | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Goetz, Karl | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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