Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint United Republic of 36 mm (w) x 8

36 mm (w) x 8

(Generalmajor Schulterklappen)

in his Medical History of an Invalid Report

encircled by a delicately patterned ring and surmounted by a large crown

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint United Republic of 36 mm (w) x 8(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1933 by Paul von Hindenburg. (1934 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle, overlaid by a shield bearing a raised mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge stamped with a silver content number of 835, flanked by a