Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Medals for Military and Civil Service, German and Axis Issue Auction a letter was received from

a letter was received from General Smith-Dorrien

featuring images of German vessels from the interwar and early Third Reich periods

on a 13 mm diameter black felt and disk base

surrounded by the inscription "SALVTIS PUBLICAE BENEMERENTIBVS"

measuring 44 mm (w) x 1000 mm (l)

Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Medals for Military and Civil Service, German and Axis Issue Auction a letter was received from(Medaillen). A lot of medals, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 24 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 0 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, Gold Grade II