Germany, Third Reich. A 1939 War Merit Medal With Award Document To Administrative Auxiliary Josefa Decken, C. 1944 Buy Now Instituted by King William I

Instituted by King William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815

measuring 31 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)

the youngest of seven boys

GRVI (bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

one tab with a reverse Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) tag clearly bearing a manufacturer’s code of “A4/23” and serial number “202796”

Germany, Third Reich. A 1939 War Merit Medal With Award Document To Administrative Auxiliary Josefa Decken, C. 1944 Buy Now Instituted by King William I(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.