Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Decoration Medallion Auction TRANSVAAL (2765 Pte J

TRANSVAAL (2765 Pte J

He was transferred to the Ontario Military Hospital at Orpington on January 24

and is commemorated on page 477 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

published on page 179 of John R

with a "7 1/4" size tag sewn in place at the rear

Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Decoration Medallion Auction TRANSVAAL (2765 Pte J(Deutsche Olympia Erinnerungsmnze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with an Olympic column topped by rings, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1936, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936, above oak leaf branches, unmarked, measuring 36. 63 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 5 grams, in near extremely fine condition.