Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Bravery and Merit

(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 an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”), unmarked, measuring 32.37 mm in diameter, weighing 12.9 grams, in near mint condition.

2. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 48.50 mm (w) x 48.94 mm (h), weighing 19.6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

3. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a frame produced by the Vienna-based firm of Rudolf Souval paired with a core produced by another Vienna manufacturer, measuring 44.53 mm (w) x 48.97 mm (h), weighing 18.6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

4. An Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bonze, 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 “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.41 mm in diameter, weighing 14.7 grams (inclusive of ribbon), the ribbon is missing its pinback, in near extremely fine condition.

5. A Wehrmacht 12-Year Long Service Award, constructed of gilded tombak, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon featuring a horizontal pinback, 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 30.30 mm in diameter, weighing 14.8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), an uncommon tombak variant in extremely fine condition.