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CASED 1935 SHOOTING MEDAL RETURN OF THE SAAR

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CASED 1935 SHOOTING MEDAL RETURN OF THE SAAR
Cased German 1935 riflemen's medallion marked 'Deutsch Die Saar' (German the Saar) showing an eagle holding an oak branch atop a rifle, with a rising swastika in the background on the obverse. The verso reads 'Liberation Shooting 1935 Shooting club 'Tell' Pachten'. The medallion commemorates the return of the Saar territory to Germany following the plebiscite in1935. Silver-plated bronze, with leatherette case lined in red. Medallion is 40 mm in diameter. Case is approx 65 x 66 mm.