(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service decorations, including:
1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from an incorrect Merit Cross ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “120” for Franz Petzl, Vienna, measuring 44.03 mm (w) x 49.25 mm (h), weighing 19.4 grams, in near extremely fine condition.
2. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, II Class Bronze Grade, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of an eight-pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central rosette set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 40.06 mm (w) x 44.97 mm (h), weighing 15.0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), with loss of finish and some oxidation evident, in very fine condition.