Germany, Third Reich. An Entry into the Sudetenland Commemorative Medal with Case
(Sudetenland-Medaille) Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with two raised male figures, the one on the right bearing the German flag in his left hand, with his right hand placed around the shoulders of the figure on the left, with broken chains around his right arm (symbolic of the liberation of the Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovak oppression), with the German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika directly below, the reverse with the date “1. Oktober 1938” centrally and circumscribed “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” (“One People, One Country, One Leader”), measuring 32 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition, accompanied by its period original case, constructed of cardstock with faux red leather exterior, central embossed German national eagle clutching wreathed mobile swastika on lid, interior satin-type lid liner, red felt recessed medal bed, functional magnetic metal spring catch with exterior stud release, functional magnetic metal hinge, in near extremely fine condition.

