Austria, First Republic. A Large Gold Merit Medal, C.1932 Auction Archive extremely fine and un-researched

extremely fine and un-researched

black ribbed rayon swastika with crisp folds around corners on a 94 mm white rayon roundel

August and November of 1938

with minor white enamel loss

in the shape of a traditional pilot’s badge

Austria, First Republic. A Large Gold Merit Medal, C.1932 Auction Archive extremely fine and un-researched(Goldene Verdienstmedaille). A large round gilt bronze medal; the obverse depicting an Austrian eagle, surrounded by the Coat of Arms of Austrias nine states; the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienste um die Republic sterreich (For Merit for the Republic of Austria); on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon; 45. 04 mm in diameter; weighing 35. 6 grams; in overall better than extremely fine condition. This offering is a part of the