Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction Archive extensive chipping evident in both

extensive chipping evident in both the white and blue enamels

backed by a shield bearing a cross

about 300 awarded

topped by a suspension loop connecting to a period original ribbon

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction Archive extensive chipping evident in both(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 0 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron Cross II