Germany, Heer. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, Type II, with Ribbon Bar and Recipient Photo Newly Listed measuring 117 mm (w) x

measuring 117 mm (w) x 165 mm (h) x 33

intact slider fed through a 95 mm in diameter large cockade

on loop for suspension - marked “44” for “Jakob Bengel

The voided areas allow light from the candle to funnel outward

Germany, Heer. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, Type II, with Ribbon Bar and Recipient Photo Newly Listed measuring 117 mm (w) x(Deutsch Italienische Erinnerungsmedaille an den Feldzug in Afrika mit Bandschnalle und Portrt). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original Italian issue ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of two gladiators (symbolizing Italy and Germany) grappling with a crocodile (symbolizing the United Kingdom), the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the Arco dei Fileni, flanked by a fasces and swastika, above a Savoy