A 1904/1906 Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal Buy Now McVITTIE 1897" on the edge

McVITTIE 1897" on the edge

while the cufftitle is bordered at both the top and bottom edges in a silvery Russian braid design threads

1916 under the authority of Lieutenant-Colonel W

and when the luck ran out - as in 1918 it often did after half a day’s work - their end could be even more gruesome

The memorial's inscription

A 1904/1906 Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal Buy Now McVITTIE 1897" on the edgeA 1904 1906 Gedenkmedaille fr Sdwest Afrika); in gilded bronze; the obverse with a leftward facing bust of Germania with a winged helmet, circumscribed Sdwest Afrika and 1904 06; the reverse with the royal cipher of Emperor Wilhelm II, circumscribed Den siegreichen Streitern (the victorious combatants); on a loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; measuring 32. 60 mm in diameter; better than very fine condition.