Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Auction 3 August 1941

3 August 1941

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS” (“FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY”)

parade-mounted to a suspension with pinback

loose centrepiece

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Auction 3 August 1941(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1945 Issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with a raised Maltese Cross with its quadrants joined by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse with an inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL), the edge with a