and it is in overall near very fine condition
edge wear and chipping evident in the black lacquer finish on the lid
the original hardware having been lost to time
the reverse inscribed “Für lang und treu geleistete Dienste” (For long and faithful service) above an oak leaf twig
PUGH 1966" and numbered "2072" on the reverse
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction Archive and it is in overall(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 a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 20 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross