Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal, with Package, by Carl Poellath Republic of A fine quality manufacture Order

A fine quality manufacture Order of the Zähringer Lion Knight’s Cross Second Class (Orden von Zähringer Löwen Ritterkreuz 2

and blue Croatian national tresse through the mid-section

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shows the rarity of this medal since there are only published examples of the 1st Type with the Empress Crown and the Prussian Crown

Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal, with Package, by Carl Poellath Republic of A fine quality manufacture Order(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a double sided oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised pillbox topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE