Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare Golden Medal For Merit In The Arts, C.1910 Newly Listed becoming the 53rd (Sherbrooke) Battalion

becoming the 53rd (Sherbrooke) Battalion in 1867

postcard showing a picture of actor

surrounded by a ring of red enamels with a gilt inscription of “NATIONAL-SOZIALISTISCHE D

to neutralize the French presence there

Un-researched and with interesting historical possibility

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare Golden Medal For Merit In The Arts, C.1910 Newly Listed becoming the 53rd (Sherbrooke) Battalion(Goldene Medaille fr Verdienst um die Kunst). Instituted 15 November 1878 by Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter. (1903 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST UM DIE KUNST (FOR MERIT IN THE ARTS), unmarked, measuring 29. 62