A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive He later spent sixteen months

He later spent sixteen months in Portugal

large bronze button positioned in the button hole at the neck end

Footnote: the medal was awarded to members of the Heimwehr Austrian Home Defence Force (Heimwehr)

Between April and August 1916

with ornate designs throughout

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive He later spent sixteen monthsA Kriegsverdienstmedaille; in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a mint and unused period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 10 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 0 grams; better than fine condition.