Prussia, Kingdom. A Medal For Rescue From Danger, Type Iii Auction Archive " backed by a fortress

" backed by a fortress wall

and banned permanently in 1945

lined interior lid - marked “Ziemer & Söhne

measuring 83 mm (w) x 15

The document is dated to Kattowitz (modern day Katowice

Prussia, Kingdom. A Medal For Rescue From Danger, Type Iii Auction Archive " backed by a fortress(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr III. Form). Instituted 22 September 1833. (1872 1911 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised leftward facing profile of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 50. 60 mm in diameter, weighing 54. 6 grams, in near