Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Service Medal, Type III Auction He was granted an additional

He was granted an additional fourteen days leave to the United Kingdom on April 10

there is a chip to the enamel of the three o’clock arm of the front cross

light soiling inside the cuffs and on the cotton areas inside the blouse

composed of wood with a brown leather exterior with embossed designs on all sides (darkened along the top)

gold-coloured threading in the shield

Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Service Medal, Type III Auction He was granted an additional(Grubenwehr Ehrenzeichen). Instituted on January 30th, 1938 by A. H. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombac, on a replacement loop for suspension from its period original replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and crossed hammer and mallet, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing the raised inscription Fr Verdienste im Gruben Wehrwesen (For Merit in Mine Rescue), unmarked,