Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Five Military and Civilian Service Decorations Auction constructed of an olive-drab cotton-based

constructed of an olive-drab cotton-based canvas cylinder

A Bund der Deutschen Mädel (BDM) membership badge

a crescent moon indicating German manufacture

with a recessed medal bed for the cross

Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Five Military and Civilian Service Decorations Auction constructed of an olive-drab cotton-basedA lot of five Third Reich German military and civilian service decorations, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross, Second Class with Swords. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted in October 1939. Constructed of bronze, unmarked, on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, measuring 49. 3 mm (w) x 48. 9 mm (l). 2. A War Merit Cross, Second Class without Swords. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse ohne Schwerter).