Germany, Ss. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal To Oberabschnitt Ost, By Deschler & Sohn Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Provinces of Manitoba

green oxidation evident in the recessed areas

on a bow ribbon featuring a sewn-on horizontal pinback (two of the four stitches severed)

the clasp ensures that the cap sits flush with the body of the case

flanked by palm trees of identical construction

Germany, Ss. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal To Oberabschnitt Ost, By Deschler & Sohn Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised(SS Julfest 1939 Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of JULFEST 1939 with oak leaves, the reverse bearing a raised dedication of DIE SCHWARZE GARDE SS OBERABSCHNITT OST (THE BLACK GUARD OF SS MAIN DISTRICT EAST), maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN for the famous Munich based medal firm, measuring 55 mm in diameter and