Germany, Heer. A 1943/44 Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 Balkan Campaign Commemorative Medal Auction Archive in the blue enamels on

in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring and in the green enamels on the wreath

Inset into the lid is a medallion bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Pope Pius XII

signed by his brother

A pair of cuff titles

Germany, Heer. A 1943/44 Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 Balkan Campaign Commemorative Medal Auction Archive in the blue enamels on(Gebirgsjger Regiment 98 Balkaneinstze Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of a uniformed Gebirgsjger clutching a Karabiner 98k rifle and stick grenade, situated above an inscription of II. GEB. JG. RGT. 98, the reverse bearing a central inscription of BALKAN 1943 44, topped by Bosnian architecture and situated above an edelweiss, unmarked, measuring 36. 42 mm in diameter,