the obverse with a central medallion bearing a finely-detailed hand-painted image of Saint Anne
(HJ Fahnenweihe Abzeichen)
edge wear and chipping evident in the black lacquer finish on the lid
the original hardware having been lost to time
constructed of multi-coloured ribbon with 25 stitch count white threading
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction Archive the obverse with a central(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. 20 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross