Germany. A 1939 American Kyffhäuser League “Day Of German Soldiers” Commemorative Medal Hold postmarked Aldershot

postmarked Aldershot

by maker "JMME & SOHN BERLIN" (double stamped)

rivets on reverse had been period punched over so that eagle does not move (as they got loose with wear)

a downwards facing sword lays behind the portrait and a banner of green

he commanded the USS Ticonderoga in the Battle of Lake Champlain and was awarded a gold medal for bravery by the United States Congress

Germany. A 1939 American Kyffhäuser League “Day Of German Soldiers” Commemorative Medal Hold postmarked AldershotIn gilded zink; with Einig Deutsch Soldatentum (United German Soldiers) inscribed on the obverse, and Deutscher Soldatentag Philadelphia, Sept 2 4. 4. 39, Kyffhuserbund (Day of German Soldiers Philadelphia, Sept 2 3. 4. 39, Kyffhuser League inscribed on the reverse; measuring 41. 53 mm; weighing 20. 3 grams; slight loss of the gilding but otherwise near extremely fine condition.