Germany, DDR. A Hans Beimler Medal, with Case and Ribbon Bar Archive 36mm(w) x 48mm(h)

36mm(w) x 48mm(h)

with an oval medallion at the centre picturing a left-facing soldier in uniform

each of the buttons bearing the crossed swords and baton insignia framed by a wreath of oak leaves and surmounted by the Royal crown

the suspension with a partial manufacturer's mark on its reverse

Germany, DDR. A Hans Beimler Medal, with Case and Ribbon Bar Archive 36mm(w) x 48mm(h)(Hans Beimler Medaille mit Bandschnalle und Etui). Instituted 17 May 1956. Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a bar with an original ribbon and horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised bust of Hans Beimler, circumscribed by name and dates 1895 1936, the reverse bearing a raised logo of the Spanish International Brigades, circumscribed by an inscription of KMPFER FR SPANIENS FREIHEIT 1936 1939 ("FIGHTER FOR SPAIN'S FREEDOM"),