Germany, Third Reich. An Air Defence Medal, Ii Class United Republic of 181 mm x 280 mm)

181 mm x 280 mm)

with all of the original gilding worn off due to age and wear

A Japanese 1937 China Incident Medal with Case - Bronze

In silvered metal

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Defence Medal, Ii Class United Republic of 181 mm x 280 mm)(Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM LUFTSCHUTZ (FOR MERIT IN AIR DEFENCE), the reverse bearing a central date of 1938, unmarked, measuring 37. 65 mm (w) x 43. 83 mm (h), weighing