Russia, Imperial. A 1731 Commemorative Medallion For Monetary Reform certificate_of_authenticity measuring 66 mm (w) x

measuring 66 mm (w) x 68 mm (l) x 15 mm (h)

He entered SS-Totenkopf-Wachbataillon service in August 1944

the regimental headquarters and one squadron mobilized together with the headquarters and one squadron of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) to form the short-lived 1st Canadian Motorcycle Regiment

in the center is hand embroidered "Werkschutz"

struck in solid silver (marked on the rim “SILBER 990”)

Russia, Imperial. A 1731 Commemorative Medallion For Monetary Reform certificate_of_authenticity measuring 66 mm (w) xConstructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and right facing bust of Tsarina Anna, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Providence, surrounded by a Latin inscription indicating that the medallion was issued to commemorate the 1731 reform of the monetary system in the Russia (which included the introduction of the ruble), the obverse bearing an unidentified makers mark, measuring