Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland Medal With Clasp And Case

(Sudetenland-Medaille mit Spange Prager Burg). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring bronze Prague Castle Bar and horizontal pinback, 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 Germans 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 Empire, One Leader”), unmarked, measuring 32 mm in diameter, accompanied by its period original case, constructed of cardstock with faux leather exterior, central embossed German national eagle with wreathed mobile swastika on lid, interior satin-type lid liner with intact hinge, recessed red felt medal bed, functional magnetic metal spring catch with exterior stud release, functional magnetic metal hinge, measuring 103.5 mm (l) x 51 mm (w) x 21 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

Footnote: The Prague Castle Bar was awarded to individuals who participated in both the annexation of the Sudetenland and the occupation of Bohemia and Moravia.