Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac topped by Kriegsmarine-style German national

topped by Kriegsmarine-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Ludwig von Schröder

A miniature stick pin of an “Eisernes Kreuz 1

two Medals for Faithful Service in the Militarised Organs of the Interior Ministry

in silvered aluminum and blue enamels

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac topped by Kriegsmarine-style German national(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneva Cross overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of MEDAILLE FR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE (MEDAL FOR CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE), unmarked, measuring 38. 14 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 2 grams, in near mint condition.