Germany, Third Reich. A Mountaineer Reserve Medal Newly Listed Long service Officer's cross (Type

Long service Officer's cross (Type I) for 25 years of service

retiring in 1970

" (Richard A

FIFTH Marine Division

Germany, Third Reich. A Mountaineer Reserve Medal Newly Listed Long service Officer's cross (Type(Gebirgsjger Ersatz Medaille). A commemorative medal constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse presents a 1939 Iron Cross in the centre, Edelwei insignia at the bottom and the inscription 1. GEN. KP. I. GEB. JG. E. BTL. 98 (1st Company of the Mountaineer Reserve Battalion 98), the reverse shows the coat of arms for Garmisch Partenkirchen, the date 1943, and a mountain, measures 35. 27 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), weighs 14. 0 g, and in very fine condition.