Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1921 Upper Silesia Plebiscite Propaganda Medal, by Karl Goetz consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 12 mm x 44

12 mm x 44

van Ryneveld became the commanding officer at Robert’s Heights (Thaba Tswane) and Commandant of the S

In aluminum with twelve deep red painted fields

GROUP NIEDERRHEIN/LOWER RHINE”)

Stamped onto the reverse of the crossguard are initials “TH” indicating distribution to SA-Gruppe Thüringen (Thuringia)

Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1921 Upper Silesia Plebiscite Propaganda Medal, by Karl Goetz consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 12 mm x 44(Volksabstimmung in Oberschlesien 1921 Medaille). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised map of Silesia taking the form of a human face, with the border of German and Poland emphasized, flanked by an inscription of DIE GRENZE SELBST MACHT FRONT GEGEN POLEN! (THE BORDER ITSELF IS A FRONT AGAINST POLAND!), the reverse bearing a German national eagle in high relief, seeing off attackers embodying Poland and France, situated above an