with an oval oak leaf wreath and a police-style eagle with outstretched wings and a wreathed mobile swastika in its claws
Austria: Iron Merit Cross (war materials
the reverse in postcard format and with the studio mark of Heinrich Hoffmann
A type II set that combines the design elements from both Eastern and Western traditions
Footnote: These awards were given to the winners of the Reichsberufswettkampf on the district levels
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Second World War Service Awards Republic of with an oval oak leaf(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of five Second World War 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 a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 19 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 5 grams, in near mint