Commemorative Medallion 1914-5
The two battalions bore the brunt of the assault and stopped an entire Chinese division during the hard fought defensive battle
The medal was granted to Colonial Forces and Friendly natives who had "been actually under fire
and engraved ""GUERRE D'ITALIE"" above and dated ""1859"" below on the reverse
Silvered fittings have little curosion and wear
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Rudolf Souval GTRexclude Commemorative Medallion 1914-5(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an elongated