Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse overlaid across the

the obverse overlaid across the three and nine o’clock arm with a gilded swords clasp

1917 before being sent to No

Stitched onto the left side of the crown is an insignia consisting of a triangular carmine rayon base

a barrel hinge and a rounded catch

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse overlaid across the(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