Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, by the Berlin Mint Province of China maker marked "5" (Hermann Wernstein

maker marked "5" (Hermann Wernstein

Accompanied by a Certificate of Guarantee by Detlev Niemann

Four sets of dual vertically-arranged threaded loops are set into the left pocket for the accommodation of decorations with vertical pinbacks

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Constructed of silver and silver gilt

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, by the Berlin Mint Province of China maker marked "5" (Hermann Wernstein(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 across its chest by a shield bearing a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), surrounded by a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge marked with a crescent indicating German manufacture, a