Germany, Ss. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal To Oberabschnitt Ost, By Deschler & Sohn Hold the Bavarian Military Service Cross

the Bavarian Military Service Cross with Crown and Swords

marked with “SS” runes followed by “Reich” on the reverse

the exact shade used in practice varied from badge to badge

Susannah Connaughton of Toronto received his Trio of Medals

Germany, Ss. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal To Oberabschnitt Ost, By Deschler & Sohn Hold the Bavarian Military Service Cross(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