Germany, Wehrmacht. An Azad Hind Order, Gold Medal with Swords, by Rudolf Souval c. 1943 Newly Listed the base bearing illegible marks

the base bearing illegible marks

the reverse bearing an inscription of “ALBRECHT DER BAER REG: 1123 BIS 1170” (“ALBERT THE BEAR

For Isabel the Catholic) with a surmounting crowned monogram of Ferdinand VII on a blue enamelled field

with moderate and age-appropriate material fatigue evident

the obverse is superposed by a blue-enamelled white-edged four-armed cross also in silver gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Azad Hind Order, Gold Medal with Swords, by Rudolf Souval c. 1943 Newly Listed the base bearing illegible marks(Medaille des Ordens Azad Hind in Gold mit Schwertern). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of AZAD HINT, topped by a Bengal tiger in profile and situated above a lily flower, the reverse featuring a raised grid pattern defaced by a central inscription of INDIENS FREIHEITS KAMPF (INDIAS FREEDROM STRUGGLE), the twelve oclock position featuring a crossed sword clasp with an eyelet and loop retaining a period