Germany, Imperial. A Metz Cathedral Dedication Medal, With Case United Republic of the Battalion was absorbed into

the Battalion was absorbed into the 12th Reserve Battalion

With paper tag

and slotted white felt medal bed

it is lacquered in glossy black on the obverse

Germany, Imperial. A Metz Cathedral Dedication Medal, With Case United Republic of the Battalion was absorbed into(Kathedrale von Metz Erinnerungsmedaille mit Etui). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of Metz Cathedral, circumscribed by a dedication in Latin, above a date of 1903 in numerals signifying the dedication of the cathedrals south portal, unmarked, measuring 65 mm in diameter, accompanied by a mis