The interior bears an etched maker’s mark of “ET” for Eisenhüttenwerk Thale
wounded or taken prisoner
ten Assorted Army Shoulder Boards (seven with various insignia attached)
crazing and chipping evident in the blue enamelled disk backing the crown
LEEDS and presents makers mark on reverse of crown B
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed The interior bears an etched(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of award, 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 a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST (FOR WAR MERIT), unmarked, measuring 32. 43 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 7 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II