tiny spot of oxidation on the reverse from age
I am still convinced that your son has made good on every opportunity to find his way back
the obverse with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a bronzed ring inscribed “Der Deutschen Mutter” (The German Mother)
surrounded by the word "Unity" in the eleven official languages of the new South Africa
measuring 400 mm (l) x 29 mm (w)
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service GTRexclude tiny spot of oxidation on(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for civil and military service, 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. 7 grams, in near mint