Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, by the Prussian Mint Hold and is overlaid on the

and is overlaid on the exterior by a black doeskin wool cap band

17 mm (w) x 43

Two cloth insignia: one is a variant of the insignia of Fighter Wing 54 “Grünherz” (green heart) (78x93mm

In stamped metal/brass

These include some material fatigue of the wool and leather elements

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, by the Prussian Mint Hold and is overlaid on the(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in Fraktur script,