Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction Footnote: The decoration was instituted

Footnote: The decoration was instituted in 1951 and awarded to labour leaders for outstanding service in the enhancement of state infrastructures or innovative technology development

silver star on ribbon)

rings of raised pebbles around the base and the lip

consisting of a pebbled eight-pointed radiant star

overlaid by a banner bearing an inscription of “KRIEGSKRAFTFAHRERIN”

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction Footnote: The decoration was instituted(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, 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 central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 32. 16 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, on