Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Service Awards Auction "3rd Battle of Ypres" (soldier's

"3rd Battle of Ypres" (soldier's designation only

fold marks on either end

up to the highest-ranked officer

with a small barrel hinge

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Service Awards Auction "3rd Battle of Ypres" (soldier's(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service 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 an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 18 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A Civil Service 40