Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive 1909 in Bochum (western Germany)

1909 in Bochum (western Germany)

George VI (7884642

At the same time I secure him my special protection

with a recessed medal bed and an intact interior fabric hinge cover

33 mm x 48

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive 1909 in Bochum (western Germany)(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, the obverse with a pillboxed topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY), unmarked, measuring 32. 97 mm (w) x 45. 96 mm (h), weighing 19. 5