Germany. A Cased Austrian Anschluss Medal by the Official Vienna Mint

(Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938). c. 1938. A circular silvered bronze medal; the obverse with two raised male figures, the one on the right bearing the German flag in his left hand, with his right hand placed around the shoulders of the figure on the left, with broken chains around his right arm with the German eagle directly below; the reverse with the date “13. März, 1938” centrally and circumscribed “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” (One People, One Country, One Leader); on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring a horizontal pinback; measuring 32.27 mm in diameter; weighing 17.3 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue, constructed of heavy pressed paper, with a red faux leather (leatherette) exterior, the exterior embossed with a golden national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a lined interior lid and a recessed medal bed, a functional spring catch with stud release, with an intact interior fabric hinge cover and a functional exterior metal hinge; the bottom of the case marked “Hauptmünzamt Wien III”; measuring 48 mm (w) x 102 mm (h); in virtually mint condition.