A German Western Powers Berlin Airlift Commemorative Medal 1948 Newly Listed maker marked "la royale Rio

maker marked "la royale Rio BRASIL" on the reverse

England on March 16

11cm (or 4 inches)

named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen

a bronze disk with a stamped coat-of-arms at both ends

A German Western Powers Berlin Airlift Commemorative Medal 1948 Newly Listed maker marked "la royale RioBronze with a copper coloured wash, obverse illustrating a plane flying over a distribution yard housing a manned forklift and a truck with workers processing various supplies, the coat of arms of the City of Berlin flanked by "19" at the left and "48" at the right (1948) below, surrounded by the inscription "LUFTBRCKE DER WESTMCHTE", reverse inscribed "DIE WELT BEWUNDERT DEN KAMPF DER BERLINER" and marked with the engraver's initials below, 40 mm,