Germany, Imperial. An Imperial Yacht Club Merit Medal in Silver, by Adolf Schwerdt Republic of with period added horizontal pin-back

with period added horizontal pin-back assembly

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Germany, Imperial. An Imperial Yacht Club Merit Medal in Silver, by Adolf Schwerdt Republic of with period added horizontal pin-back(Kaiserlicher Yacht Club Verdienstmedaille in Silber). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Prince Heinrich of Prussia, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing raised nautical imagery defaced by a blank void awaiting the addition of a dedication, double marked with the logo of engraver and manufacturer Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart,