Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Medal Of Merit, By The Prussian Mint United Republic of In 1904 he had reached

In 1904 he had reached the rank of captain

edged with white waffenfarbe rayon threads (indicating Infantry formations)

Post-1945 Rothe Copy

the panels sewn together via black threading in two locations

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Medal Of Merit, By The Prussian Mint United Republic of In 1904 he had reached(Orden vom Deutschen Adler, Verdienstmedaille in Silber). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with its 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 MERIT