Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Service Decoration, Type III Auction consisting of a functional silvered

consisting of a functional silvered zink oak leaf spring clip with dual loops emanating from the lower edge

” on obverse bottom

three packages of Johnson & Johnson Brunswick gauze

Replacement ribbon

marked on reverse with logo of Assmann company

Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Service Decoration, Type III Auction consisting of a functional silvered(Grubenwehr Ehrenzeichen, 3. Form). Instituted 30 April 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a crossed hammer and mallet, defaced by a raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM GRUBEN WEHRWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MINE RESCUE), unmarked, measuring 35. 12 mm in diameter, weighing