Germany, SS. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal to Oberabschnitt Ost, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now after being promoted to Colonel

after being promoted to Colonel on November 27th 1905

hand engraved with the recipient's name "BERNARDO OVALDO" in the centre of the open-ended wreath and surrounded by the inscription "MONTE BISORTE - 20 MAGGIO 1916" (May 20

overlaid by a stylized red sword set diagonally from the lower corner of the hoist edge to the upper corner opposite

a striking example in extremely fine condition

measuring 48 mm (w) x 102 mm (l) x 14 mm (h)

Germany, SS. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal to Oberabschnitt Ost, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now after being promoted to Colonel(SS Julfest 1939 Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of JULFEST 1939 with oak leaves, the reverse bearing a raised dedication of DIE SCHWARZE GARDE SS OBERABSCHNITT OST (THE BLACK GUARD OF SS MAIN DISTRICT EAST), maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN for the famous Munich based medal firm, measuring 55 mm in diameter,