Germany, Third Reich. A 1933 “Turning Point” Medal by the Bavarian Mint
(Schicksalswende Abzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse with a German national eagle bearing a mobile swastika breaking chains with its talons, circumscribed by an inscription of “Im Jahre deutscher Schicksalswende 1933” (“In the Year of the German Turning Point 1933”), the reverse with a raised leftward-facing profile of the Führer circumscribed by an inscription of “Unser die Zukunft” (“The Future is Ours”), the edge maker marked “Bayer Hauptmünzamt Silber 900”, measuring 36.18 mm in diameter, weighing 22.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

