Germany, Imperial. An 1896 Kyffhäuser Monument Dedication Medal Newly Listed Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with two bronze Service Stars

where he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant on January 1

both unmarked and measuring 44 mm (w) x 114 mm (l)

the obverse with a black enameled mobile swastika on a white enameled field

There followed a long and bitter war for independence that ended only in 1991

Germany, Imperial. An 1896 Kyffhäuser Monument Dedication Medal Newly Listed Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with(Kyffhuserdenkmal Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 34. 60 mm in diameter, weighing 20. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.