Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Hold in uniform and with the

in uniform and with the Knight’s Cross (awarded on 4 May 1944) and an array of other decorations clearly visible

A matching set of Waffen SS Mann (Enlisted) shoulder straps

Theodor Kärner

The crown is flanked on each side by a ventilation hole which is reinforced with a light brown painted metal grommet

as a hereditary organization to perpetuate the memory of its ancestors and to preserve and promote the legacy of the seventeenth-century Dutch settlers of New Netherland

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Hold in uniform and with the(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of solid silver, on loop for suspension from its long 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