Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Viennese Dobermann-Pinscher Club Merit Medal Auction circumscribed by a raised inscription

circumscribed by a raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM LUFTSCHUTZ” (“FOR MERIT IN AIR PROTECTION”)

itself housing an ornately designed silver square

stamped in black ink "SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO / PLEASE CREDIT / RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS OR BY THEATRE PRESS CENSOR" and "SCHOOL OF PERSONNEL" with "P-1003" in handwritten black ink and inscribed "Stauffer" in pencil

1957 in Munich

with extensive oxidation and material loss of the silver wire and wool

Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Viennese Dobermann-Pinscher Club Merit Medal Auction circumscribed by a raised inscription(Dobermann Pinscher Klub Auszeichnung). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of a Dobermann, flanked by oak leaves, the reverse bearing an inscription of DOBERMANN PINSCHER KLUB SITZ WIEN, unmarked, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.