Prussia, Kingdom. A Merit Medal For Rescue From Danger, C.1900 Auction Archive a visionary submarine commander and

a visionary submarine commander and the vagaries of New England weather

free of dent

dated 1901 (awarded for a third prize by his fellow Officers)

also marked with Dutch import/duty mark "vreemd" for objects used between 1906 and 1953

Footnote: Frederick Walter Thompson was born on July 21

Prussia, Kingdom. A Merit Medal For Rescue From Danger, C.1900 Auction Archive a visionary submarine commander and(Verdienst Ehrenzeichen fr Rettung aus Gefahr am Band). Instituted 1 February 1833 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1875 1907 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), unmarked, measuring 25. 77 mm in diameter,