Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Newly Listed " (Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

" (Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

each bearing silvered bronze rank pip and Arabic-style numbers “236”

(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz Silber Medaille)

under age personnel and those who sought transfer to the United States Army in the United Kingdom

independent crown surmounting the cypher of Vittorio Emanuelle III affixed to the lid

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Newly Listed " (Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage(Deutscher Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937 (1937 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN