Germany, Imperial. An Association Of German Governesses Merit Medal By Bowles, C.1876 Newly Listed number impressed "177111" on the

number impressed "177111" on the reverse

France in 1990

who shortly after lost their status as POWs and were sent to Labour Camps in violation of the Geneva Convention

black paper overlying a black cotton backer

On completion of shakedown training off the New England coast

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of German Governesses Merit Medal By Bowles, C.1876 Newly Listed number impressed "177111" on the(Bund Deutscher Gouvernanten Verdienstmedaille). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with oak leaf branches overlaid by banners bearing an inscription of ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN GOVERNESSES, maker marked BOWLES, measuring 23. 68 mm in diameter, weighing 7. 1 grams, in better than