Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Auction The German letter is dated

The German letter is dated to Berlin on 23 January 1869 and was sent on behalf of the minister of clergy

measuring 66 mm (w) x 82 mm (h)

was added to the ribbon for each subsequent award

but a textbook example of “Ferdinand Wiedmann” manufacture

unmarked but likely manufactured by Cravanzola of Rome

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Auction The German letter is dated(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of service 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 central inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 1 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War