Germany, NSDAP. A Rare 1938 AH Rome Visit Commemorative Medal, with Case, by Julius Nottbrock

(NSDAP offizielles Teilnehmerabzeichen der NSDAP AO Landesgruppe Italien zum Staatsbesuch AH in Italien 1938, mit Etui). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a pair of fasces, circumscribed by an inscriptions of “STAATSBESUCH AH IN ITALIEN 1938” (“STATE VISIT OF AH TO ITALY 1938”), the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE MITARBEIT IN DER LANDESGRUPPE ITALIEN DER A O DER NSDAP” (“FOR FAITHFUL ASSISTANCE IN THE LANDESGRUPPE/COUNTY GROUP ITALY OF THE AUSLANDSORGANISATION/FOREIGN ORGANIZATION OF THE NSDAP”), unmarked, measuring 46 mm in diameter, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a heavy card stock frame with a faux maroon leather exterior liner, the interior with a padded white satin lid liner and intact hinge cover, the former bearing a maker’s mark of “JULIUS NOTTBROCK, GIOIELLIERE, VIA FRATTINA 147, ROMA”, with a depressed off-white velvet medal bed, measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 20 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue to the case, a rare commemorative medal to a participant in a key state visit ultimately leading to the Italo-German alliance in extremely fine condition.