Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards

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

1. An NSDAP Long Service Award, II Class for 15 Years, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with blue enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by radiant sun rays, the obverse bearing a central black enameled disc overlaid by a silvered NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, superimposed over a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central blue enameled disc overlaid by a silvered inscription of “TREUE FÜR FÜHRER UND VOLK” (“LOYALTY FOR FÜHRER AND PEOPLE”), set within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 43.05 mm (w) x 47.92 mm (h), weighing 26.1 grams, the obverse centrepiece has been re-enameled in an incorrect colour and the remaining enameled sections demonstrate some flecking, in very fine condition.

2. 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, overlaid by a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-VERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”), unmarked, measuring 32.45 mm in diameter, weighing 13.0 grams, in extremely fine condition.

3. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, 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 bearing an etched institution date of “16. DEZEMBER 1938” and a signature of the Führer, unmarked, measuring 36.24 mm (w) x 45.88 mm (h), weighing 15.1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.