1933 - Die-stamped bronze
Constructed of silver bullion wire thread embroidered onto a black wool base
both push pin points intact
the obverse with central shaking hands
Bronze Grade instituted on June 1st 1940
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold 1933 - Die-stamped bronze(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. 5 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Eastern Front