Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, Large Version Auction rank chevrons

rank chevrons

each constructed of cardboard-reinforced brown wool

the obverse consisting of a white enameled background overlaid by a stylized blue enameled bird

the 6 and 9 o’clock tips are slightly bent

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, Large Version Auction rank chevrons(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr). 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), situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Prussian Mint in Berlin,