Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards visually-hidden contemporary struck piece with disk

contemporary struck piece with disk set into separate mount

(Armeedenkzeichen 1866)

three central shields superimposed on the obverse bearing emblems of Austria

By 1938 it was considered obsolete but continued service until April 1941 when she was captured by Italian forces

the exterior bearing a black ink inscription of “REICHSBAHN”

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards visually-hidden contemporary struck piece with disk(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of 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 an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Honour Cross of the