A 1940 14Th Panzer Division Medal By Deschler Archive 34 mm x 35

34 mm x 35

a letter from his wife (text in both English and Aboriginal syllabics)

Footnote: The Year of the Three Emperors

maroon felt in the void of the crown

The dome itself has a black rayon liner

A 1940 14Th Panzer Division Medal By Deschler Archive 34 mm x 35Die stamped silvered aluminum, obverse illustrating the bust of a left facing helmeted Wehrmacht soldier, a swastika and the engraver mark "RK" below the bust, surrounded by the inscription "PANZER AUFKLRUNGSABTEILUNG 40", reverse illustrating the 14th Panzer Division rune unit insignia in the centre, inscribed "14. PANZER DIV." above, flanked by the dates "15. 8. 40" (August 15, 1940) on the left and "15. 4. 42" (April 15, 1942) on the right, framed