Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Baden Patriotic Medallion, By Paul Peter Pfeiffer Auction standing in a large grassed

standing in a large grassed courtyard with a neo-Gothic building in the distance

Footnote: Pattern was created by Schick

A 1933 NSDAP “Deutschland ist Erwacht” Gau Mittelfranken Hesselberg badge

Private Ward proceeded overseas with the 193rd Infantry Battalion for service in the French theatre on June 8

surface oxidation evident on both sides

Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Baden Patriotic Medallion, By Paul Peter Pfeiffer Auction standing in a large grassed(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