Germany, Wehrmacht. A Sudetenland Medal, with Case

Item #G49133

$92
(Sudetenland-Medaille mit Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.09 mm in diameter, weighing 14.8 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a card stock frame with a faux red leather exterior liner, the lid bearing a gilt German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the interior with a padded white rayon lid liner, with a depressed red velvet medal bed, opening with a functional spring catch with exterior stud release and a functional metal hinge, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 102 mm (l) x 20 mm (h), with material fatigue evident throughout the case, the medal in near mint condition.