Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards

(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including:

1. A Wehrmacht 12-Year Long Service Award, constructed of gilded magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with Heer/Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a wreathed number “12”, unmarked, measuring 29.95 mm in diameter, weighing 14.6 grams (inclusive of ribbon and device), in extremely fine condition.

2. An Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “107” for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 35.88 mm (w) x 44.38 mm (h), weighing 19.8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), demonstrating some age-appropriate bubbling, in near extremely fine condition.

3. A second Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 35.82 mm (w) x 44.44 mm (h), weighing 20.8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), demonstrating some age-appropriate bubbling, in near extremely fine condition.

4. A ribbon bar featuring one decoration, consisting of a Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award, constructed of gilded magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with Heer/Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a wreathed number “12”, unmarked, measuring 29.96 mm in diameter, suspended from a 65 mm-long bar with a zink core, horizontal pinback, and field-grey wool reverse liner, unmarked, retaining a ribbon for an Anschluss Medal but absent the corresponding decoration, in very fine condition.

5. A Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.07 mm in diameter, weighing 15.0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.

6. A second Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.03 mm in diameter, weighing 15.6 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in very fine condition.

7. A War Commemorative Medal for Combatants of 1870/71, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a single mount, unmarked, measuring 29.09 mm in diameter, weighing 13.0 grams, in near extremely fine condition.