Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Auction also marked "RZM" and "Ges

also marked "RZM" and "Ges

composed of 18 links

but pin broken off

3 Australian General Hospital at Abbeville on the 7th

age-appropriate oxidation and material fatigue is evident to the dirk and hanger

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Auction also marked "RZM" and "Ges(Orden vom Deutschen Adler, Verdienstmedaille in Silber). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with each quadrant joined by a NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENSTMEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT