Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Games Decoration, Ii Class Auction Archive black cotton mesh back with

black cotton mesh back with underlying support bar

France took over the country and renamed it French Dahomey

previously mounted

measures 75mm (w) x 130mm (h) x 27mm (d)

A facing-right etched Brazilian branch symbol of the Wyvern in silver gilt

Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Games Decoration, Ii Class Auction Archive black cotton mesh back with(Olympia Ehrenzeichen 1936 II. Klasse). Instituted 4 February 1936. (1936 1937 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a gilded and ribbed five pointed star, in turn overlaid by a white enameled five pointed star, bearing raised and white enameled Olympic rings, topped by a white enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with feathering and details highlighted in gilt, topped by an