Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal with Swords and Case, Type I by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed and soiling of the interior

and soiling of the interior liner

affixed to a field-grey wool backer with dual reverse attachment prongs

Kingdom of Portugal

he joined the Bavarian police

after having been previously reported Killed in Action between April 22 and 26

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal with Swords and Case, Type I by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed and soiling of the interior(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern in Silber in Frakturschrift). A rare Type I Merit medal, by Deschler and Sohn. Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, with a crossed sword clasp affixed to the twelve oclock position, the reverse bearing a raised