published in Paris in 1899 by Berger-Levrault
especially after the Second War
gilt wear on the Bravery Medal
set within a circular wheat stalk wreath
He arrived at the Discharge Depot in Halifax
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction published in Paris in 1899(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. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross