Germany, Hj. A Mine Rescue Merit Badge, By The Prussian State Mint Auction Archive his exploits that day earning

his exploits that day earning him the Distinguished Service Cross

takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Joseph A

All sixteen flaps have an upward pointing crescent moon stamped upon them

with some of the paint wearing off from age

Rare star with unique markings

Germany, Hj. A Mine Rescue Merit Badge, By The Prussian State Mint Auction Archive his exploits that day earning(Grubenrettungswesen Abzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, overlaid by a crossed hammer and pickaxe, above a HJ style German national eagle, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST UM DAS GRUBEN RETTUNGS WESEN (FOR MERIT IN MINE RESCUE), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, maker marked PREUSS. STAATS MUENZE for the Prussian State Mint, marked FEINSILBER for pure silver construction,