Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Service Decorations
(Dienstauszeichnungen). A mixed lot of three service decorations, including a 1939 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 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 “1838”, unmarked, measuring 44.02 mm (w) x 47.96 mm (h), weighing 20.5 grams, with oxidation evident throughout the core, in fair condition; an Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.31 mm in diameter, weighing 15.8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in very fine condition, and; an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing central wreathed dates “1914-1918”, the reverse maker marked with the logo of Adolf Baumeister, Lüdenscheid, measuring 37.04 mm (w) x 41.36 mm (h), weighing 14.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

