Schleswig-Holstein. A 1917 Medal For 25 Years Of Loyal Service As A Deaconess United Republic of A proven soldier in the

A proven soldier in the face of the enemy

hand engraved with the recipient's name "BERNARDO OVALDO" in the centre of the open-ended wreath and surrounded by the inscription "MONTE BISORTE - 20 MAGGIO 1916" (May 20

14 mm x 37

silver (silvered tombac) and gold (gilded tombac) grades

In Witness Whereof Our Governor General of Our Dominion of Canada hath hereunto set his hand and Seal at Our Government House in the City of Ottawa this First day of November in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Four and in the Eighth Year of Our Reign

Schleswig-Holstein. A 1917 Medal For 25 Years Of Loyal Service As A Deaconess United Republic of A proven soldier in theA round silver medal; the obverse depicint the leftward facing bust of Auguste Victoria, circumscribed by her name and title; the reverse inscribed FR XXV JAHRE TREUER DIENSTE ALS DIAKONISSIN 1917 (German For 25 Years of Loyal Service as a Deaconess); on a dual loop for suspension; measuring 39. 18 mm in diameter; weighing 23. 0 grams; in overall very fine condition.