A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of the head of the eagle

the head of the eagle with a red gemstone as its right eye

with metal slider on the strap

34" (Gewidmet = Dedicated

their Hampden Bomber failed to return from a bombing raid on Essen

measuring 440 mm across the shoulders and 820 mm in length

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of the head of the eagleA Kriegsverdienstmedaille; in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a mint and unused period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 10 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 0 grams; better than fine condition.