Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallions Auction 1919” etched on the reverse

1919” etched on the reverse

the plate measuring 74 mm (w) x 77 mm (h)

Footnote: Top eagle is of the DRL (Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen)

surmounted by a silver eagle with outspread wings

what had been forecast as a light mist had developed into a thick fog

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallions Auction 1919” etched on the reverse(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