Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, by the Berlin Mint Province of China adjustable brown leather tab stitched

adjustable brown leather tab stitched to the reverse on the left side

original ribbon suspended from a gilt and blue enameled hanger with pinback

the reverse has markings "RZM" and "M4/22" (C

but left to engage in the manufacture of mining implements with E

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, by the Berlin Mint Province of China adjustable brown leather tab stitched(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 across its chest by a shield bearing a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), surrounded by a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge marked with a crescent indicating German manufacture, a