extremely fine condition with some age related discolouration
the reverse centre inscribed FÜR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) within a circular oak wreath
also earned by 1st and 3rd Battalions)
while the Spearfish had been attacked by a U-boat
reverse with central inscription of “TREUE FÜR FÜHRER UND VOLK” (“LOYALTY FOR THE FÜHRER AND PEOPLE”)
Germany, Heer. A 1938 Ii Place Shooting Prize To The 9Th Battery Of The 4Th Artillery Regiment United Republic of extremely fine condition with some(Artillerie Schtzenabeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a finely detailed depicting of a Heer soldier manning an artillery gun, the reverse with an inscription of PREISRICHTEN 1938 2. PREIS ARTL. REGT. 4, 9. BATTERIE, unmarked, measuring 50. 82 mm in diameter, weighing 41. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.