Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A 1913 Mainz Shooting Competition Commemorative Medal in Silver Auction date stamped in black ink

date stamped in black ink "1913" on the bottom

on loop for suspension from its original Third Reich-period ribbon

45 mm (w) x 43

illustrating a group of about three dozen Japanese soldiers

as the actions of the regiment did not meet the criteria for receiving such a medal

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A 1913 Mainz Shooting Competition Commemorative Medal in Silver Auction date stamped in black ink(26. Verbandsschiessen Mainz Erinnerungsmedaille in Silber). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a Mainz cityscape, above an inscription of 26. VERBANDSSCHIESSEN MAINZ 6. 13. JULI 1913, the edge stamped with a silver content number of 900, measuring 40. 50 mm in diameter,