Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Decorations
(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnungen). A mixed lot of three Wehrmacht service decorations, including a War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-VERDIENST 1939”, unmarked, measuring 32.50 mm in diameter, weighing 14.1 grams, in extremely fine condition; an Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing an 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 35.95 mm (w) x 44.28 mm (h), weighing 21.0 grams, with loss of finish evident throughout, in very fine condition, and; a Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, bearing a central raised Stahhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “3” for Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid, measuring 37.07 mm (w) x 45.00 (h), weighing 14.9 grams, in extremely fine condition.

