Here we have a nice early version of the bronze West Wall Medal with original ribbon. The inscription on the rear of the medal reads “Fur Arbeit Zum Schutze Deutsh Lands” (for work to protect the land) surrounded by a oak leaf wreath. On the front on the medal we see a pill box surmounted by a crossed sword and spade with a detailed eagle and swastika at the top.

The West Wall Medal was handed out to the designers, planners and over 600,000 workers who constructed the Siegfried Line and other fortifications along the western border of Germany.

A very nice early example.