Large Gold Niobe Medal - Cased
Large Gold Niobe Medal - Cased - Large Gold Niobe Medal, in solid Gold (900 fine), stamped on the rim (Preus. Staatmunze Gold 900 Fein)36mm, weighs 21.7 grams, mint condition; in case of issue. Footnote: The Segelschulschiff Niobe was a tall ship used by the German Navy to train cadets and aspiring NCOs. She sank during a sudden squall on 26 July 1932, with the loss of 69 lives. At Gammendorfer Strand on Fehmarn island, within view of the site of the sinking, the Niobe-Denkmal monument was erected.

