Germany, Third Reich. A 1935 Saarland Reunification Commemorative Token GTRexclude in bronze with silver centrepiece

in bronze with silver centrepiece

the suspension loop maker marked “KO” for a widely-document but unidentified manufacturer

and would hold this position until his death in Munich on 16 March 1943

as were two further operations

both unmarked and measuring 30 mm in diameter

Germany, Third Reich. A 1935 Saarland Reunification Commemorative Token GTRexclude in bronze with silver centrepiece(Gedenkmarke). Constructed of a silver alloy, the obverse bearing a mobile swastika topped by a cogwheel and factory scene, circumscribed by an inscription of DURCH GROSSDEUTSCHLAND ZUM WELTFRIEDEN (THROUGH GREATER GERMANY TO WORLD PEACE), the reverse bearing a sunrise topped by an inscription of DIE SAAR IST FREI 1. III. 1935 (THE SAAR IS FREE 1 MARCH 1935), unmarked, measuring 23 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.