Germany, Third Reich. A Reichssportführer Proficiency Medal By L. Christian Lauer Newly Listed maker marked "M5/71" with the

maker marked "M5/71" with the "OLC" insignia (Overhoff & Cie Ludenscheid)

the widow and family lived in extreme frugality

(1914-1916 Issue)

engaging for eighteen months' service and naming his next-of-kin as his mother

similarly indicative of an Oberkriegsverwaltungsrat

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichssportführer Proficiency Medal By L. Christian Lauer Newly Listed maker marked "M5/71" with the(Reichssportfhrer Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Hans von Tschammer und Osten, circumscribed by name, the reverse with an inscription of IN ANERKENNUNG EINER HERVORRAGENDEN LEISTUNG GEGEBEN VOM REICHSSPORTFHRER (IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY BY THE REICH SPORTS LEADER), maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NUERNBERG, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.