United States. A Civil War Campaign Medal, Number 2496 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inscribed in pencil "5th Canadian

inscribed in pencil "5th Canadian Mounted Rifles / Boer War / c

(Deutsche Abzeichen)

Scheid for Austrian maker Georg Adam Scheid

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “Medaille für Deutsche Volkspflege” (Medal for case of the German People)

the reverse presents the crowned monogram FWR III (FRIEDRICH WILHELM REX III)

United States. A Civil War Campaign Medal, Number 2496 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inscribed in pencil "5th CanadianInstituted in 1908. In bronze, the obverse features two naval vessels engaged in combat, the upper contour of the medal bears the words THE CIVIL WAR, the exergue the dates 1861 1865, the reverse features a spread eagle resting upon an anchor with draped chain, over the words FOR SERVICE, the upper contour of the medal bears the words UNITED STATES NAVY, impressed numbered 2496 on the edge of the medal, on original ribbon with broach, very fine