(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of three awards and insignia, including:
1. 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 and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-VERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”), unmarked, measuring 32.17 mm in diameter, weighing 12.7 grams, in near mint condition.
2. A Heer EM/NCO’s breast eagle, constructed of field-grey rayon, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 125 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
3. A 1940 Kyffhäuserbund marksmanship victor’s badge, constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a 1914 Iron Cross, surrounding a central bullseye target overlaid by a date of “1940” and crossed rifles, topped by a detailed depiction of the Kyffhäuser Monument and a plaque bearing an inscription of “WETTKAMPFSIEGER” (“COMBAT GAMES VICTOR”), attached to a backplate with a black wool reverse liner, unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.