Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal With Swords, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of hallmarked boars head (French assay)

hallmarked boars head (French assay) silver hallmarked denoting manufacture since 1838

and wreath

the his left is the inscription “WILHELM DER GROSSE DEUTSCHE KAISER” (“WILLIAM THE GREAT GERMAN EMPEROR”)

the obverse consisting of a swordfish lying on top of a length of richly-textured rope

adjustable ventilation cap on the top

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal With Swords, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of hallmarked boars head (French assay)(Orden vom Deutschen Adler, Verdienstmedaille in Bronze mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of the Order of the German Eagle consisting of a Maltese Cross with quadrants joined by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised