Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Of Social Welfare Auction Archive South Africa 1902)

South Africa 1902)

faded engraver marked "BIANCHI" below the bust

maker mark on reverse “M

surmounted by typical of time period Spanish crown in silver gilt

scuff on the reverse of the F&G Star

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Of Social Welfare Auction Archive South Africa 1902)(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a Geneva Cross overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swasika, the reverse inscribed MEDAILLE FR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE (MEDAL FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE), unmarked, measuring 38 mm in diameter, in better than very fine condition.