Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold with staining visible to the

with staining visible to the medal’s ribbon consistent with oxidation of the suspension

GRI cypher and dated "1918" on the reverse

Both suspended from a 70 mm-long non-magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and maroon wool reverse liner

September 1944 he was decorated with the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold with staining visible to the(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 18 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron Cross