Germany, Imperial. A China Commemorative Medal For Non-Combatants certificate_of_authenticity and issued onboard a Kriegsmarine

and issued onboard a Kriegsmarine vessel in the Atlantic Ocean

These three were Private Thomas Byrne

supported by his medical degree

measuring 118 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

at the ages of 22

Germany, Imperial. A China Commemorative Medal For Non-Combatants certificate_of_authenticity and issued onboard a Kriegsmarine(China Denkmnze fr Nichtkmpfer). Instituted 12 July 1901 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1901 issue). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a German national eagle grappling with a dragon, the reverse bearing a central monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by an inscription of VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION NACH CHINA (SERVICE TO THE THE