Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Auction die struck cross of multi

die struck cross of multi piece construction

Footnote: Strength of this unit was 612 men at Waterloo and was second corps under command of Lieutenant General Lord Hill

a Saxon Commemorative Cross for 1866 ribbon

the top edge has been drilled with a threaded rivet with the outline of the fixture visible against the eagle’s head

where the division was the protagonist of a strong resistance against the attacking Commonwealth forces

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Auction die struck cross of multi(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