Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallions Auction in silver gilt and purple

in silver gilt and purple

constructed of oval blackened metal (magnetic)

silver hallmarked and marked “23M” on the swivel ring

Thomson was a resident of Glenburnie when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (320855) with the 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario Regiment"

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallions Auction in silver gilt and purple(XI. Olympischen Spiele 1936 Berlin Erinnerungsmedaillen). A pair of medallions, including: 1. A 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallion in Bronze, constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised female figure clutching an olive branch and laurel crown, circumscribed by an inscription of ZUR EHRE DES VATERLANDES ZUM RUHME DES SPORTS (TO THE HONOUR OF THE FATHERLAND, TO THE GLORY OF SPORTS), the reverse bearing a central raised bell overlaid