Germany, Imperial. A China Medal For Non-Combatants consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circular clasp affixed to its

circular clasp affixed to its original ribbon

reverse engraved "20-21 Maggio 1917" in the centre and surrounded by the engraved inscription "Marselli Sergio Monte Vodice"

Accompanied by copies of his Medal Rolls from the National Archives confirming his award of the Crimea Medal and the Sebastopol Clasp

the cross features a stamped gilded tombak circular Juncker-style wreath impressed with oak leaves

circumscribed by an inscription of “Der Deutschen Mutter” (“The German Mother”)

Germany, Imperial. A China Medal For Non-Combatants consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circular clasp affixed to its(China Denkmnze fr Nichtkmpfer). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of a German national eagle grappling with a Chinese dragon, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by an inscription of VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION NACH CHINA (SERVICE TO THE EXPEDITION TO CHINA), measuring