the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver numbers reading “1866” in gold
and [Pearkes said] that he will NOT issue instructions to his [junior commanders] placing them in an impossible situation
a countersunk sheet metal hingehinge
had worked for Northwest Sack Co
Regimental Sergeant-Major William Francis Crowley
Germany, Third Reich. A Reichssportführer Proficiency Medal By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive the reverse with a central(Reichssportfhrer Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Hans von Tschammer und Osten, circumscribed by name, the reverse with an inscription of IN ANERKENNUNG EINER HERVORRAGENDEN LEISTUNG GEGEBEN VOM REICHSSPORTFHRER (IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY BY THE REICH SPORTS LEADER), maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NUERNBERG, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.