The Willy-Nicky Correspondence is a series of telegrams exchanged between Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Czar Nicholas II of Russia in the early months of World War I. The correspondence begins on July 29, 1914, when the two cousins exchange messages about the war in the Balkan region and whether it could escalate into a general European war

Karl Goetz (1875-1950) was a well-known German medalist. In 40 years Goetz created over 600 medals. From 1913-1923 Goetz became widely known for his satirical metals which ranged from nationalistic to ridicule. He later conformed to the National Socialist standard and moved away from Expressionism doing medals of known figures in German history. Aside from a medal during the Weimar Republic in which he satirized Hitler in a negative way, he steered clear of contradicting the National Socialist party.