Mexico. A Civil Defence Medal For Patriotic Enthusiasm, C.1943 Auction Archive trimmed by braided red piping

trimmed by braided red piping indicating Gau level

WWI German 1916 Gold for Iron Medal -  Blackened iron

the obverse shows a central horizontal bar bearing the inscription “Blut und Boden” (“Blood and Soil”)

29 mm (w) x 35

pinback broken but otherwise in near very fine condition

Mexico. A Civil Defence Medal For Patriotic Enthusiasm, C.1943 Auction Archive trimmed by braided red pipingInstituted 1943. Two piece construction, a circular bronze gilt medal with red, orange, green brown, light blue and dark blue enamels, the obverse bears a soldier wearing a backpack holding a gun, encompassed by a dark blue enamel border inscribed in gilt MEXICO CONFIA EN TUS HIJOS (MEXICO TRUST YOUR CHILDREN), with a laurel wreath border tied with a ribbon at the bottom, the reverse bears the inscription MAYO 28 DE 1942 COMITE CENTRAL DE LA DEFENSA