Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Berlin Olympics Merit Plaque Auction with brooch bar

with brooch bar

slight tarnishing around edges

measuring 106 mm (w) x 147 mm (h)

a Long Service Ribbon

They had gone for supper when the other crew received a call to scramble

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Berlin Olympics Merit Plaque Auction with brooch bar(XI. Olympiade Berlin Erinnerungsplakette). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf frame, featuring a depression inset with a white enameled depiction of the Brandenburg Gate bearing an inscription of 1936 XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN, above Olympic rings, topped by a radiant swastika and raised inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE XI. OLYMPIADE, BERLIN 1936 (FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE 11TH