Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Newly Listed white enamel boarded by filed

white enamel boarded by filed silver margin with red enamels

reverse plain bronze arms with silvered "1918" on the centerpiece

7 mm x 31 mm and 25

the reverse with a central number “18” on a pebbled background

12 mm x 22 mm

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Newly Listed white enamel boarded by filed(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of solid silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in Fraktur script, the edge stamped with a crescent moon indicating German manufacture, a silver content of 835, and the logo of the