Germany, Third Reich. A Memel Medal, Type I, by the Berlin Mint Republic of set within wheat stalks

set within wheat stalks

Second Class - Silvered and enameled

decorated with a Grand Cross of the Iron Cross and a NSDAP armband

it radically changed the look of the Germany army field tunic

Germany, Third Reich. A Memel Medal, Type I, by the Berlin Mint Republic of set within wheat stalks(Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes mit Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from a postwar replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, the reverse bearing an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE HEIMKEHR DES MEMELLANDES 22. MRZ 1939 (IN MEMORY OF THE HOMECOMING OF MEMELLAND 22 MARCH 1939), unmarked but demonstrating the