Germany, Imperial. An Otto Weddigen Commemorative Silver Medallion consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Vancouver

measures 11

Medal for the 15th Anniversary of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) 1994-2009

with original ring suspension

below a German national eagle clutching a bar with raised initials “NSLB”

Germany, Imperial. An Otto Weddigen Commemorative Silver Medallion consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: The Battalion was raised(Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised and finely detailed portrait of U Boat ace Kapitnleutnant Otto Weddigen, circumscribed by name and title, flanked by a date of 1915 which is in turn topped by a cross, the reverse features a stylized depiction of Weddigens vessel U 9 with burning and sinking ships in the background (commemorating an infamous action on 22 September 1914 in which Weddigen sunk three British