Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Medals

Item #M0488-10

$301
(Medaillen). A mixed lot of four service medals, including a Blue Division Medal, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a sword overlaid by shield bearing Wehrmacht and Falange insignia, topped by a Stahlhelm, and above a swastika flanked by laurel branches, the reverse bearing an inscription of “DIVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA” (“DIVISION OF SPANISH VOLUNTEERS IN RUSSIA”), above laurel branches joined together by a swastika, measuring 32.50 mm in diameter, weighing 12.1 grams, with loss of finish and minor oxidation evident throughout, in very fine condition; a Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with Prague Castle Bar, 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”, measuring 31.95 in diameter, weighing 18.1 grams (inclusive of ribbon and bar), accompanied by its matching ribbon bar, set on a 24 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, in overall extremely fine condition; a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 49.05 mm (w) x 49.24 mm (h), weighing 21.8 grams, in near mint 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 centrepiece, the obverse with central wreathed dates “1914-1918”, the reverse bearing an unidentified maker’s mark, measuring 37.57 mm (w) x 43.50 mm (h), weighing 14.4 grams, in extremely fine condition; notably accompanied by a ribbon bar featuring an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 and a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, set on a 30 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, affixed to a paper featuring a typewritten inscription indicating that the bar was given to a member of the Royal Signals by its owner who served as his interpreter while on occupation duty in Germany, accompanied by a shoulder insignia for the former measuring 47 mm (w) x 10 mm (h), in overall extremely fine condition.