Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal for Combatants Newly Listed then transferred to the 1st

then transferred to the 1st Canadian Convalescent Depot from April 16

on loop for suspension - marked “44” for “Jacob Bengel

Silver with white and blue enamels

the brocade is constructed of tightly woven aluminum gilt bullion interlaced with red and black stripes

Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal for Combatants Newly Listed then transferred to the 1st(Sdwest Afrika Denkmnze fr Kmpfer). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a leftward facing profile of Germania, circumscribed by an inscription of SUEDWEST AFRIKA 1904 06, the reverse bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by an inscription of DEN SIEGREICHEN STREITERN (TO THE VICTORIOUS FIGHTERS), unmarked, measuring 32. 58 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 7 grams, in