Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal visually-hidden text above a German Edelweiss

text above a German Edelweiss

foldover flap with snap closure

all closing with horizontal flaps perforated with reinforced buttonholes meeting pebbled buttons

The relatives of the men were beginning to organize locally

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Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal visually-hidden text above a German Edelweiss(Rettungsmedaille). Instituted 22 June 1933. (1933 1945 issue). Constructed of a silvered alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), unmarked, measuring 24. 33 mm in diameter, weighing 9. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon) demonstrating minor loss of finish