Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint certificate_of_authenticity with a pewter lid affixed

with a pewter lid affixed to a functional hinge and thumb piece

1895 and was awarded his 2nd Good Conduct pay two years later

Footnote: The Lady Maria Cristina Medal was instituted on May 16

hallmarked on laurel tassels

Green oxidation visible on the reverse of the upper eagle's back

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint certificate_of_authenticity with a pewter lid affixed(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of solid silver, on loop for suspension from its long original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in Fraktur script, the edge stamped with a crescent moon indicating German manufacture, a silver content of 835, and the logo of the