Germany, Imperial. A War Medal For Non-Combatants 1870/71 Auction Archive reverse exhibiting an engraved coat

reverse exhibiting an engraved coat of arms of the Italian Kingdom with red

research pertaining to Wietecha’s service

Für Tapferkeit und Verdienst: Ein Almanach der von Deutschland und seinen Verbündeten im ersten und zweiten Weltkrieg verliehenen Orden und Ehrenzeichen (For Bravery and Merit: An Almanac of Medals and Decorations Awarded by Germany and its Allies During the First and Second World Wars)

with more of a green tinge and a slightly different texture

he arrived in England on December 7

Germany, Imperial. A War Medal For Non-Combatants 1870/71 Auction Archive reverse exhibiting an engraved coat(Kriegsdenkmnze fr Nichtkmpfer). Instituted 20 May 1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm I. (1871 issue). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original bowtie ribbon, unmarked, measuring 29 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.