Large Gold Niobe Medal - Cased Auction Seven direct hits were obtained

Seven direct hits were obtained on a hostile battery where two gun pits were destroyed by the 69th Siege Battery with observation by Lieut

then transferred to the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa

this blade is untouched

Alfred Edler von Schneck was the son of a retired serior civil servant

featuring a 56 mm x 66 mm blackened bronze cap badge

Large Gold Niobe Medal - Cased Auction Seven direct hits were obtainedLarge Gold Niobe Medal Cased Large Gold Niobe Medal, in solid Gold (900 fine), stamped on the rim (Preus. Staatmunze Gold 900 Fein)36mm, weighs 21. 7 grams, mint condition; in case of issue. Footnote: The Segelschulschiff Niobe was a tall ship used by the German Navy to train cadets and aspiring NCOs. She sank during a sudden squall on 26 July 1932, with the loss of 69 lives. At Gammendorfer Strand on Fehmarn island, within view of the site of the