Germany, Third Reich. A Medal for Merit in Animal Breeding Republic of one of the Naval Reserve

one of the Naval Reserve Medals without a pinback

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold Anstecknadel)

41 mm x 76 mm

WWII period Issue

in conditions ranging from good to very fine

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal for Merit in Animal Breeding Republic of one of the Naval Reserve(Medaille fr Leistungen in Tierzucht). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle in flight clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription Fr Besondere Leistungen in der Tierzucht (For Exceptional Merit in Animal Breeding), circumscribed by the inscription Der Reichsminister fr Ernhrung und Landwirtschaft (The Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture), unmarked, measuring 64. 4 mm in