serving against the Germans off the coast of East Africa from April 1916 to May 1917
the eagle in fine machine embroidered yellow threading with forest-green embroidered backing
oxidation of the bronze features
along with a mechanic at the door of an aircraft
bearing dual bands of interwoven black and white threaded piping
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed serving against the Germans off(Auszeichnungen). An extensive 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, unmarked, measuring 32. 40 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 9 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class,