Lot no. 240

Caritas issue of 1939, 15s., water color design by Günther Reindorff, 41,5x49,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Kalevipoeg splits the anvil with the magical sword. Submitted as an alternative design motif for the remaining two issues of 1939-1940. There were no more major towns left in Estonia for the motif "town coat of arms". Two new motifs were considered: "county coat of arms" and "scenes from Kaevipoeg", the Estonian national epic poem. Alexander Koenig selected the county coat of arms as new motif, for reasons of unity of design across the five Caritas issues. 2 Caritas hearts without a flame. The value inscriptions are placed vertically. Light and dark shades of red. AK-16B is an artistic masterpiece with the illusion of movement. Reindorff is a highly valued Estonian graphic artist.