(Medaillen mit Bandschnalle). A pair of medals, including:
1. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Medal, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with Luftwaffe device, 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 wreathed number “4”, unmarked, measuring 30.16 mm in diameter, weighing 12.7 grams, demonstrating some surface oxidation, in very fine condition.
2. An Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, 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 raised date of “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.39 mm in diameter, weighing 16.8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.
Accompanied by a matching ribbon bar, set on a 60 mm-long non magnetic metal core with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, demonstrating some bending and discolouration, in near extremely fine condition.