Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Desk Ornament Province of China but with the finish having

but with the finish having dulled through time

the obverse with a central black enamelled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enamelled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver letters reading MERENTI (MERIT)

with four brown plastic buttons on the right side facing an equal number of reinforced button holes on the left side that are discreetly hidden under a flap

He served with the Reichsarbeitsdienst (National Labor Service) from November 2

surrounded by the inscription 2 АВГУСТЪ 1891 (2 August 1891)

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Desk Ornament Province of China but with the finish having(Tischdekoration). Constructed of of gilded brass, consisting of a converted national flag pole finial in the form of a ribbed mobile swastika situated within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, surrounding by a teardrop shaped border, in turn culminating in a German national eagle with wings outstretched, emanating from a hollow pedestal formerly connecting to a pole, now riveted to an ornamental scalloped base for display on a desk or other flat