Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland Medal With Award Document To Customs Inspector Hermann Balzer

(Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. October 1938). A circular bronzed medal; on loop for suspension; with a correct replacement ribbon; the obverse with two raised male figures, the one on the right bearing the German flag in his left hand, with his right hand placed around the shoulders of the figure on the left, with broken chains around his right arm (symbolic of the liberation of the Sudeten German from Czechoslovak oppression), with the German eagle directly below; the reverse with the date “1. Oktober 1938” centrally and circumscribed “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” (One People, One Country, One Leader); measuring 32.12 mm in diameter; weighing 12.5 grams; in overall extremely fine condition.

A Sudetenland Medal Award Document to Customs Inspector Hermann Balzer on cream coloured paper. In black ink and dated 19 September 1939, stamped and signed. Presenting some slight creasing, otherwise in extremely fine condition. Measuring 211 mm (w) x 298 mm (h).