Germany, Third Reich. A Commemorative Austrian Anschluss Medal Auction Archive extremely fine and rare in

extremely fine and rare in this size

third: Defence Medal

Pin reverse numbered 1188

50 mm x 88 mm

Germany, Third Reich. A Commemorative Austrian Anschluss Medal Auction Archive extremely fine and rare in(Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. Mrz 1938) A circular medal constructed of tombak bronze, the obverse bears 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 with a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons below, the reverse centre bears the date 13.