Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity in stamped silver finish aluminum

in stamped silver finish aluminum

constructed of a thin cork shell lined with a smooth olive-drab doeskin felt

missing its underlay

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 in stamped silver finish aluminum(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