A Medal Of The Union Of German Naval Veterans For Valour In The World War 1914-1918 Auction A 1934 10 jahre befreite

A 1934 10 jahre befreite Pfalz badge

soiled and scuffed exterior

1901 in Hinterwössen (Southern Bavaria)

Royal Engineers died on April 9

and Trenton

A Medal Of The Union Of German Naval Veterans For Valour In The World War 1914-1918 Auction A 1934 10 jahre befreiteBronze gilt, engraver marked "L. Manzel" on the obverse, 38. 2 mm, integral loop, scattered gilt wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted in November 1922 by the Union of German Naval Veterans Associations (Bund Deutscher Marine Vereine, BDMV, 1922 1935), a veterans organization created at the end of nineteenth century. Initially known as German Naval Union (Deutschen Marine Bund, DMB) it was founded on June 27, 1891 in Kiel and