Germany, SS. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal to Oberabschnitt Ost, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Koppelschloss)

(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Koppelschloss)

crossed swords on the reverse

overlaid across the bottom by the King’s handwritten name and title in black ink

superb quality manufacture

Footnote: The Order of Franz Joseph was instituted on December 2

Germany, SS. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal to Oberabschnitt Ost, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Koppelschloss)(SS Julfest 1939 Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of JULFEST 1939 with oak leaves, the reverse bearing a raised dedication of DIE SCHWARZE GARDE SS OBERABSCHNITT OST (THE BLACK GUARD OF SS MAIN DISTRICT EAST), maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN for the famous Munich based medal firm, measuring 55 mm in diameter,