Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Frederick The Great 150Th Memorial Medallion, With Case, By The Bavarian Mint Auction Archive and by the Royal Newfoundland

and by the Royal Newfoundland Regiment at Monchy le Preux

measuring 17 mm x 14 mm

maker marked “Schmidhäussler Pforzheim Abzeichen u

He joined the army in 1906

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Frederick The Great 150Th Memorial Medallion, With Case, By The Bavarian Mint Auction Archive and by the Royal Newfoundland(Friedrich der Groe Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised leftward facing profile of King Friedrich II (the Great) in high detail, circumscribed by an inscription of FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE 1712 1786, the reverse bearing a raised cherub clutching a flag and book, topped by a Prussian imperial eagle, circumscribed by an inscription of ZUM GEDENKEN A. D. 150 TODESTAG 1936 (colloquially translating to IN MEMORY OF THE