Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Baden Patriotic Medallion, By Paul Peter Pfeiffer Hold Stalingrad and Kursk

Stalingrad and Kursk

Constructed of bronze gilt

36 x 60mm inclusive of an ornate eagle suspension

horizontally pierced suspension ball adorned by hand engraved cross)

for trans-Atlantic service via Halifax

Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Baden Patriotic Medallion, By Paul Peter Pfeiffer Hold Stalingrad and Kursk(Patriotischer Medaille). Constructed of iron, the obverse with a central raised Heer soldier in profile, circumscribed by an inscription of WIR GABEN DAS LEBEN, SORGT FR UNSERE LIEBEN (WE GAVE OUR LIVES FOR OUR LOVED ONES), the reverse with an inscription of BADISCHER HEIMATDANK (BADEN HOMELAND GRATITUDE), the reverse with a makers mark of P. P. PFEIFFER flanked by a date of 1917, measuring 41. 18 mm in diameter, weighing 23. 9 grams, in extremely