suspended from sterling silver RCAF sweetheart pin
white enamel boarded by filed silver margin with red enamels
the order is only awarded to foreigners and members of the royal family
in addition to minor fatigue to the leather of the handle grip
reverse plain bronze arms with silvered "1918" on the centerpiece
Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Newly Listed suspended from sterling silver RCAF(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of solid silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in Fraktur script, the edge stamped with a crescent moon indicating German manufacture, a silver content of 835, and the logo of the