Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Medal, Iv Class With Swords GTRexclude the laurel tassels at the

the laurel tassels at the base of the award hallmarked on both sides

Footnote: The medal was instituted on September 26

a newspaper report about the 10th Company of Grenadier Regiment 6 (8 p

(Kreisleitung Einsatzleiter) Fine brown corduroy uppers

The tunic is unmarked and measures approximately 490 mm across the shoulders

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Medal, Iv Class With Swords GTRexclude the laurel tassels at the(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege, IV. Klasse Medaille mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with sword clasp, the obverse with a central Geneva Cross overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of MEDAILLE FR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE (FOR FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE), unmarked, measuring 38. 14 mm in diameter, weighing