Germany, Kriegsmarine. A POW Camp Art Model of the USS Niagara Hold the medallion superimposed presenting a

the medallion superimposed presenting a white and blue enamelled Maltese Cross

with one prong on reverse top (bottom one was broken off)

reverse featuring an engraved Argentinian Sun circumscribed by AL VALOR Y LA CONSTANCIA LA NACION AGRADECIDA (For Courage and Constancy

Kenya and during his stay

under Major Thomas D

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A POW Camp Art Model of the USS Niagara Hold the medallion superimposed presenting a(Grabenkunst Modell). A model of the USS Niagara (the flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry at the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie) hand carved by a Kriegsmarine serviceman in Canadian captivity, of multi piece wood and cloth construction, featuring hand carved pieces recreating a stylized version of the vessel with sails, masts, and rigging visible, accompanied by a fitted wooden base, the obverse featuring a plaque bearing an inscription of NIAGARA FLAGSHIP OF