Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations

Item #G49561

$135
(Medaillen). A mixed lot of four decorations, including a Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 32.30 mm in diameter, weighing 12.2 grams, in extremely fine condition; an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse bearing central wreathed dates “1914-1918”, the reverse maker marked “R.S.L.” for Richard Siepers, Lüdenscheid, measuring 37.05 mm (w) x 40.95 mm (h), weighing 14.2 grams, in extremely fine condition; an Honour Cross of the German Mother, Bronze Grade, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original shortened ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, joined through the quadrants by stylized sun rays, the obverse bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“TO THE GERMAN MOTHER”), the reverse with an etched institution date of “16. DEZEMBER 1938” and a signature of the Führer, unmarked, measuring 35.41 mm (w) x 45.55 mm (h), weighing 14.3 grams, in near extremely fine condition, and; a Merit Cross for Voluntary War Aid, constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-VERDIENST” (“FOR WAR MERIT”), unmarked, measuring 40.92 mm (w) x 40.92 mm (h), weighing 18.6 grams, in extremely fine condition.