(Auszeichnungen und Münzen). A mixed lot of awards and coins, 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 an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-VERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”), unmarked, measuring 32.12 mm in diameter, weighing 12.5 grams, in near mint condition.
2. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “10” for Förster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 47.20 mm (w) x 48.86 mm (h), weighing 18.2 grams, demonstrating total loss of bronze finish, in better than very fine condition.
3. A Gau Süd Hannover-Braunschweig Führer badge, constructed of silvered bronze, vertical pinback, the reverse maker marked “PAULMANN & CRONE, LÜDENSCHEID”, measuring 36 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
4. Six 2 Reichsmark coins, issued for years 1937, 1938, and 1939, in overall near extremely fine condition.