Germany, Third Reich. A 1939 War Merit Medal With Award Document To Administrative Auxiliary Josefa Decken, C. 1944 Archive obverse bearing a central applique

obverse bearing a central applique with an expertly hand-painted depiction of Alexander Nevsky mounted on a white horse

Lewis be placed in Category C-2 (Home Service in Canada only)

small chip on the reverse

extremely fine condition and very rare

Germany, Third Reich. A 1939 War Merit Medal With Award Document To Administrative Auxiliary Josefa Decken, C. 1944 Archive obverse bearing a central applique(Kriegsverdienstmedaille). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised Maltese Cross, overlaid by a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of FR KRIEGS VERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 06 mm (w) x 36. 85 mm (h), on a black, white and red striped ribbon, very fine. A 1939 War Merit Medal award document on cream coloured paper. In black ink, stamped and signed.