Germany, Third Reich. A 1942 Zurich Italo-German Youth Sports Festival Merit Medal, with Case Republic of The interior is plain with

The interior is plain with the exception of a black ink stamp of “31”

with a faded manufacturer's label sewn in place to the underside of the flap

winning the Iron Cross Second Class

demonstrating extensive cracking and chipping throughout the enamels which has resulted in some discolouration

147 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. A 1942 Zurich Italo-German Youth Sports Festival Merit Medal, with Case Republic of The interior is plain with(Sportfest der Reichsdeutschen und Italienischen Jugend Erinnerungsmedaille mit Etui). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse bearing a raised fasces and German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of SPORTFEST DER REICHSDEUTSCHEN UND ITALIENISCHEN JUGEND IN DER SCHWEIZ, ZRICH 1942, FR BESONDERE LEISTUNG (SPORTS FESTIVAL OF GERMAN AND ITALIAN YOUTH IN SWITZERLAND, ZURICH 1942, FOR EXCEPTIONAL