the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST” (“FOR MERIT”) in Fraktur script
topped by a banner with a raised inscription of “WEHR-WIRTSCHAFTS-FÜHRER” (“DEFENCE ECONOMY LEADER”) and NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
The clients were exclusively officers of the Wehrmacht and SS units
both prongs on the reverse broken off
Hindenburg Cross 1914-1918 (all these in very fine to extremely fine condition)
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction the reverse bearing a central(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 Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 14 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class