Austria, Republic. A Merit Medal, Silver Grade Auction Archive representing the Franconia electoral district

representing the Franconia electoral district and continued thus to the end of World War II

and officially engraved on the reverse of the CAFOD

Seidel was mustered twice for service in the Wehrmacht

returning to France for a second time

the plates held in place by two screws and riveted in place on the opposite side

Austria, Republic. A Merit Medal, Silver Grade Auction Archive representing the Franconia electoral district(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). A round silvered bronze medal; the obverse depicting an Austrian national eagle; the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE REPUBLIK STERREICH (German For Merit for the Republic of Austria); on a double loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon; measuring 36. 19 mm in diameter; weighing 18. 6 grams; in extremely fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent