China, Qing Dynasty. A Merit Decoration, Ii Class Decoration, C.1897 Hold Military Law

Military Law

two are maker marked

unusually heavy

previously repaired on both ends with modern white string

Oberfeldwebel (Master Sergeant) Friedrich “Fritz” Goebel has distinguished himself as a board gunner in the following ways: Between May 13 and May 24

China, Qing Dynasty. A Merit Decoration, Ii Class Decoration, C.1897 Hold Military LawSilver Grade Second Class Silver Grade. Of embossed silver, weighing 2. 4 grams, hallmarked, 62 mm x 90 mm, holes at the top and bottom for suspension, two small tears on the left side, very fine quality, better than very fine. Footnote: This Merit Decoration was awarded to Chinese Subjects on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.