Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot of Medals
(Wehrmacht Medaillen). A lot of three medals, including a War Merit Cross, II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a wreathed central mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed central date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 47.76 mm (w) x 48.87 mm (h), weighing 24.4 grams, in extremely fine condition; an Italian-German African Campaign Medal, constructed of bronze, with an integral suspension loop, the obverse bearing a raised central Arco de Fileni of Brega, flanked by a fasces and swastika, circumscribed by inscription “ITALIENISCH DEUTSCHER FELDZUG IN AFRICA” (“ITALIAN-GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA”), reverse with raised image of German and Italian soldiers grappling with a crocodile, maker marked on reverse “LORIOLI, MILANO”, measuring 30.78 mm (w) x 35.25 mm (h), weighing 13.9 grams, with some oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition; also including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm with initials “FW” topped by a royal crown, unmarked, measuring 43.64 mm (w) x 48.30 mm (h), weighing 16.5 grams, the silver with a consistent patina, in overall very fine condition.

