Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction Footnote: a prototype made circa

Footnote: a prototype made circa 1950’s but never adopted

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction Footnote: a prototype made circa(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, as well as a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY), unmarked, measuring 33. 32 mm (w) x 45.