Prussia, Kingdom. A Warrior Merit Medal, C.1895 United Republic of 263rd Tank Battalion (three-piece construction

263rd Tank Battalion (three-piece construction

Zanzibar coat-of-arms bearing the date "1861" (the establishment of the Sultanate) on the lid

Russia (modern day Uzbekistan) by a POW

with Goering’s facsimile signature

22 mm x 112 mm)

Prussia, Kingdom. A Warrior Merit Medal, C.1895 United Republic of 263rd Tank Battalion (three-piece construction(Krieger Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1835 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1873 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central inscription of KRIEGER VERDIENST (WARRIOR MERIT), within a laurel wreath, the reverse with a monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, unmarked, measuring 25. 48 mm in diameter, weighing 6. 9 grams, in near extremely fine condition.