Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Service Medals

Item #M0295-70

$126
(Wehrmacht Dienstmedaillen). A pair of Wehrmacht service medals, including a 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 45.15 mm (w) x 49.69 mm (h), weighing 24.4 grams, in extremely fine condition, and; a Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Medal with Heer/Kriegsmarine Device, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original parade-mounted ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a raised number “4” within an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 29.98 mm in diameter, weighing 23.3 grams (inclusive of ribbon and mounting), in overall extremely fine condition.