Germany, Nsdap. A 1936 Dortmund Westfalen-Süd Gautag Plaque Hold the reverse of the medal

the reverse of the medal bar with moderate mothing

Lieutenant Lochman was killed in a seaplane accident at Coco Solo

circa late 1930’s period manufacture

The blade's ricasso is maker marked Carl Eickhorn Solingen

Germany, Nsdap. A 1936 Dortmund Westfalen-Süd Gautag Plaque Hold the reverse of the medal(Gautag Westfalen Sd Ehrenplakette). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a Dortmund skyline overlaid by a Roland figure clutching a sword, above an inscription of GAUTAG WESTFALEN SD, DORTMUND 19. 21. 1936, in turn above a mobile swastika flanked by oak leaves, the reverse with an inscription of EHRENPLAKETTE DER GAULEITUNG WESTFALEN SD 1936, ZUM ANDENKEN (HONOUR PLAQUE OF GAU REGION SOUTH WESTPHALIA 1936, IN COMMEMORATION), with a