Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations and Insignia

(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of decorations, including:

1. A War 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 “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”), unmarked, measuring 32.32 mm in diameter, weighing 12.6 grams, in near mint condition.

2. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Award, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 42.19 mm (w) x 46.79 mm (h), weighing 21.0 grams, in extremely fine condition.

3. An Olympic Games Commemorative Medal, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a central column, topped by Olympic rings and overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of “1936”, the reverse bearing an inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936” (“FOR MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES 1936”), situated above a cluster of oak leaves, unmarked, measuring 37.09 mm in diameter, weighing 19.6 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.

4. A Heer Gebirgsjäger Enlisted ranks sleeve insignia, constructed of field-grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered multi-coloured edelweiss situated within a knotted border topped by a piton, unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.