Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, C. 1930 Auction mounted on suspension with swing

mounted on suspension with swing bar pinback

8 mm in diameter each

The helmet measures 270 mm x 370 mm x 180 mm in height

Marshall was killed outright (he was only 19) and Francis Truscott died of his wounds later that day

Also 149 x 116 mm with the swastika scraped off

Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, C. 1930 Auction mounted on suspension with swing(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted 27 February 1864 by King Wilhelm I. (1864 1918 issue; c. 1930 reissue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT) above laurel branches, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Wilhelm I, unmarked, measuring 39. 22 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm