Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal for Combatants Newly Listed He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 156th Infantry Battalion

then transferred to the 1st Canadian Convalescent Depot from April 16

Silver with white and blue enamels

with attractive even patina from age

with the reverse featuring a catalog displaying black-and-white photos of Eickhorn’s series of commemorative dress swords

Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal for Combatants Newly Listed He signed his Attestation Paper(Sdwest Afrika Denkmnze fr Kmpfer). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a leftward facing profile of Germania, circumscribed by an inscription of SUEDWEST AFRIKA 1904 06, the reverse bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by an inscription of DEN SIEGREICHEN STREITERN (TO THE VICTORIOUS FIGHTERS), unmarked, measuring 32. 58 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 7 grams, in