Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of Decorations Auction measuring 118 mm x 79

measuring 118 mm x 79 mm

Watches had to be sturdy enough to stand up to the grueling salt

missing the ill-fated voyage by three weeks

1917 at Quebec City

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Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of Decorations Auction measuring 118 mm x 79(Abzeichen). A pair of decorations, including a Hesse Bravery Medal, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 33. 18 mm in diameter, weighing 14. 7 grams, in near extremely fine