Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Archive as part of the XIV

as part of the XIV Corps

the top grommet with a string attached

measuring 32 mm (w) x 1520 mm (l)

In spite of such danger

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Archive as part of the XIV(Deutscher Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937 (1937 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 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