Friedrich Franz III was initially unable to take control of government affairs due to his state of health and the fact that he was residing in southern France at the time
obverse retains nearly 100% original finish
the reverse engraved with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker’s code of “M5/301” for Dominik Schönbaumfelds Sohn
Footnote 2: Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887–1977) was Reich Finance Minister from 1932 to 1945
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Refurbished Example by A.G.M.u.K. Buy Now Friedrich Franz III was initially(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, in turn situated above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch,