France, III Republic. A Lot of Twenty-One Miniature First War Medals for the War 1914-1918 Auction A First War German Kriegsmarine

A First War German Kriegsmarine Tally Ribbon - Black cloth with a vertical weave

landing in the water at North Africa

and indeed in the history of the British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations

unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Vincent Mayer

Engraved onto the bottom of is a maker’s mark of “JOH

France, III Republic. A Lot of Twenty-One Miniature First War Medals for the War 1914-1918 Auction A First War German Kriegsmarine(Mé daille commé morative de la guerre). Instituted in 1920. In bronze gilt, the engraver marked "A. MORLON" tiny, measuring 23. 2 mm (w) x 23. 7 mm (h) each, some exhibiting scattered gilt wear, ranging from fine to near extremely fine. Footnote: The Commemorative Medal for the War 1914 1918 was instituted on June 23, 1920 and was awarded for service between August 2, 1914 and November 11, 1918.