Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations
(Abzeichen und Medaillen). A mixed lot of four decorations, including a High Seas Fleet Badge, constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked “ADOLF BOCK” and maker marked “SCHWERIN, BERLIN”, measuring 43.90 mm (w) x 56.95 mm (h), weighing 32.3 grams, the obverse swastika has been ground out for postwar veteran wear, in very fine condition; an Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 36.23 mm (w) x 44.10 mm (h), weighing 19.6 grams, with loss of finish evident, in very fine condition; 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 date of “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.32 mm in diameter, weighing 17.3 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition, and; an Honour Cross of the German Mother, Bronze Grade, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“TO THE GERMAN MOTHER”), the reverse bearing an etched institution date of “16. DEZEMBER 1938” and a signature of the Führer, measuring 36 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

