Germany. A Grouping of Two Annexation Medals

Item #G37395

$64
A grouping of two annexation medals consisting of 1) An Entry into the Sudetenland Commemorative Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. October 1938); Constructed of bronze; on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; 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 (symbolic of the liberation of the Sudeten German from Czechoslovak oppression), with the German eagle directly below; the reverse with the date “1. Oktober 1938” centrally and circumscribed “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” (One People, One Country, One Leader); measuring 32.09 mm in diameter; weighing 12.2 grams. 2) A Commemorative Austrian Anschluss Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 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 32.06 mm in diameter; weighing 15.1 grams; in overall near extremely fine condition.