Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards

(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of three awards, including:

1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross overlaid by a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939”, unmarked, measuring 32.54 mm in diameter, weighing 14.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

2. An Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original faded 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 “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 31.91 mm in diameter, weighing 13.6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

3. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Decoration, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 40.98 mm (w) x 45.97 mm (h), weighing 20.7 grams, in extremely fine condition.