Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Province of China 44" in hand

44" in hand

The Military Merit Medal is often referred to as the "Signum Laudis" (Latin for "sign of praise") after the inscription on the reverse of the medal

Naval Battery Clasp

1915 saw another rank change

43mm(w) x 30mm(h)

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Province of China 44" in hand(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 raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross