Germany, Ss. A 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal To Oberabschnitt Ost, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive with all three items enclosed

with all three items enclosed in a presentation box

hallmarked and marked "E" on the bottom

with ten rows of two vertically positioned holes each for length adjustment

the midsection is surmounted by an elaborate briquette of Hispano-Moorish style of knotted “B”s letters in white and blue enamel

The Darwin connection:Early in life he had established himself as a leading authority on Polyzoa

Germany, Ss. A 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal To Oberabschnitt Ost, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive with all three items enclosed(SS Julfest 1939 Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of JULFEST 1939 with oak leaves, the reverse bearing a raised dedication of DIE SCHWARZE GARDE SS OBERABSCHNITT OST (THE BLACK GUARD OF SS MAIN DISTRICT EAST), maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN for the famous Munich based medal firm, measuring 55 mm in diameter and