Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Honour Medal Auction designed to avoid strap wear

designed to avoid strap wear

at Love Field in Dallas Texas Membership Card

Near the ricasso is a maker’s mark reading “ORIGINAL EICKHORN SOLINGEN”

maker marked "'EL ORO' J

personal diary (Jan 1st

Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Honour Medal Auction designed to avoid strap wear(Grubenwehrwesen Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, obverse with central NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, on top of crossed hammers, reverse with raised inscription FR VERDIENSTE IM GRUBENWEHRWESEN (FOR SERVICE IN MINING RESCUE), measuring 35. 09 mm in diameter, and in good condition.