Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, With Case, By The Prussian Mint Newly Listed 36 mm (w) x 14

36 mm (w) x 14

set of insignia of excellent quality manufacture

overlaid by a Saxon coat of arms

stamped "FS" and "107" ("FS" indicating the manufacturer

eleven with horizontal pinbacks

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, With Case, By The Prussian Mint Newly Listed 36 mm (w) x 14(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 by a central shield bearing a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), the edge maker marked PR. MNZE BERLIN for the Prussian Mint in Berlin, with a silver content number of 835 and a