Germany, Third Reich. An Air Protection Honour Medal, Ii Class With Case Auction 138 mm (w) x 86

138 mm (w) x 86 mm (h))

with "76th DIVISION" written in black ink across it

West Thorney

the sleeves are lined in white silk

Grand Cross - In Gold

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Protection Honour Medal, Ii Class With Case Auction 138 mm (w) x 86(Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen, II. Stufe mit Etui). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of aluminum, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse with a central raised mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM LUFTSCHUTZ (FOR MERIT IN AIR DEFENCE), the reverse with a central raised date of 1938, unmarked, measuring 38.