Germany, SA. A 1938 Oberhof Winter Sports Games Merit Medallion, with Case, to SA-Mann Filser Province of China (Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen 1914 in Gold)

(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen 1914 in Gold)

Green oxidation and surface wear evident on the hardware and insignia

measuring 145 mm (w) x 82 mm (h)

Willis-O'Connor spent the winter of 1914-1915 on Salisbury Plain

Germany, SA. A 1938 Oberhof Winter Sports Games Merit Medallion, with Case, to SA-Mann Filser Province of China (Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen 1914 in Gold)(Sturmabteilung Winterkampfspiele Medaille mit Etui). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle perched on top of a pair of skis defaced by an edelweiss and Sturmabteilung (SA) insignia, circumscribed by inscriptions of DER FHRER DER SA GRUPPE HOCHLAND (THE LEADER OF SA GROUP HOCHLAND) and NS WINTERKAMPFSPIEGEL 1938 OBERHOF (NATIONAL SOCIALIST WINTER SPORTS GAMES 1938 OBERHOF), the reverse bearing an engraved