A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of 50 x 72 mm (inclusive

50 x 72 mm (inclusive of wreath suspension) modern issue

measuring 440 mm across the shoulders and 820 mm in length

with the ends of the sweatband meeting at the rear and are pinned together

and Navy V-5 patch/insignia

34" (Gewidmet = Dedicated

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of 50 x 72 mm (inclusiveA 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.