Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity A Second War Group of

A Second War Group of  Four Awards - War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronze gilt on tombac

missing its underlay

in stamped silver finish aluminum

the federal and provincial governments shared the full cost of the vaccine and distributed it free to children

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity A Second War Group of(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