Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive 1914” (German - For Merit)

1914” (German - For Merit) within an oak wreath

edge bruise and polished

with navy blue wool fold down panels held up via hook and eye closures on either side

XIII°" below

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive 1914” (German - For Merit)(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a raised pillbox, topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZ DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY), unmarked, measuring 32. 94 mm (w) x 45. 45 mm