Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal Auction Archive He proceeded to France on

He proceeded to France on May 4

Medal of Merit Medal Third Class

measuring 17 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

beside a rectangle with the first letter of the owner’s surname

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal Auction Archive He proceeded to France on(Kriegserinnerungsmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of bronzed magnetic iron, die struck, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Cross Patte, overlaid by a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, bearing dates 1939 1940 in the quadrants, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEN KMPFERN FR DIE DEUTSCHE FREIHEIT (TO THE FIGHTERS FOR GERMAN FREEDOM), unmarked, measuring 32.