and are beautifully engraved
the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of “LEOPOLD FÜR TREUEN DIENST IM KRIEGE” (“LEOPOLD - FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN WAR”)
in the shape of a shield the obverse bears a black enamel cross paty with a central swastika on a red enamel background
with a barrel hinge and flat wire catch
The Navy style crossguard features quillons in the form of two dolphins facing an entwined (Croatian style) triplet motif on the quillon block
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations United Republic of and are beautifully engraved(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of three decorations, 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, unmarked, measuring 32. 16 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 0 grams, in near mint condition.