Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Buy Now 70 mm x 88 mm

70 mm x 88 mm

7mm (x 87mm inclusive of wreath suspension)

7 mm silver gilt framed interlocking "RI" (Repubblica Italiana)

featuring a fold down side and back panels with gently sloping

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Buy Now 70 mm x 88 mm(Medaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1933 by Paul von Hindenburg. (1934 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER) within a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge demonstrating the remnants of the makers mark of the Prussian Mint in Berlin, measuring 49. 88 mm in