Germany, Wehrmacht. A North African Campaign Commemorative Silver Ring Auction (Medalha de Guerra)

(Medalha de Guerra)

single staple-bound)

23 mm x 85

die-stamped sterling silver gilt

machine embroidered in grey threads on black wool base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A North African Campaign Commemorative Silver Ring Auction (Medalha de Guerra)(Afrikafeldzug Fingerring in Silber). Constructed of silver with gilt, the obverse bearing a central diamond shaped medallion overlaid by a gilded camel surrounded by arabesque imagery, flanked on each side by gilded Arabic script, the interior stamped with a silver content number of 800 and an unidentified silver hallmark, privately purchased by a Wehrmacht serviceman and participant in the North African Campaign, corresponding to a size 8. 5,