Germany, Schleswig-Holstein. A Medal For The Proclamation Of Frederick Viii As Duke 1864 Hold Ramillies (Battleship

Ramillies (Battleship

slightly wrinkled and previously folded

then posted to the Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot at Sunningdale on February 21st

He was promoted to Oberschütze on October 1

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein. A Medal For The Proclamation Of Frederick Viii As Duke 1864 Hold Ramillies (Battleship(Erinnerungsmedaille an die Proklamation Friedrichs VIII zum Herzog). Instituted in 1863. In bronze, measuring 31 mm in diameter, surface wear, along with residue evident in the recessed areas of the lettering on both sides, replacement ribbon, fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on December 27, 1863 following Friedrichs proclamation as Duke but suppressed in 1866 following Prussias annexation of the Duchies