Germany, Heer. A Landesschützen Kompanie Christmas 1939 Commemorative Stein Republic of a Warrior Merit Medal

a Warrior Merit Medal

one with maker's mark

much of the original gilt has disappeared due to age and wear

on the date of Romania's exit from neutrality (August 1916)

Suffolk (May 22nd to June 15th)

Germany, Heer. A Landesschützen Kompanie Christmas 1939 Commemorative Stein Republic of a Warrior Merit Medal(Heer Erinnerungs Krug). Constructed of glazed off white earthenware, the exterior bearing a hand painted depiction of a Heer machine gun crew with infantry advancing in the background, situated within an oak leaf frame, topped by a unit dedication of LANDES SCHTZEN KOMP. 51 BATL. XIII VII and situated above an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN KRIEGSWEIHNACHTEN 1939 (IN MEMORY OF CHRISTMAS AT WAR 1939, with a protruding handle emanating from the side,