Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations
(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of five decorations and badges, including a Minesweeper War Badge, constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, without visible marks, measuring 43.98 mm (w) x 54.77 mm (h), weighing 22.2 grams, with significant oxidation evident, in poor condition; a War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 49.11 mm (w) x 48.93 mm (h), weighing 19.5 grams, with significant oxidation evident, in poor condition; a DRL Sports Badge, Bronze Grade, constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon overlaid by a mobile swastika, around central stylized initials “DRL”, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked “WERNSTEIN, JENA”, measuring 38.61 mm (w) x 48.56 mm (h), weighing 18.0 grams, with some verdigris evident, in very fine condition; a Straubing commemorative medal, constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension, unmarked, measuring 38 mm in diameter, with significant oxidation evident, in poor condition, and; a First World War Austro-German patriotic pin, constructed of bronze, unmarked, measuring 26 mm (w) x 10 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

