(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Verdienstmedaillen). A pair of merit medals of the Order of the German Eagle, including:
1. A Bronze Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP-style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE” (“GERMAN MERIT MEDAL”), unmarked, measuring 38.12 mm in diameter, weighing 21.1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.
2. A Silver Merit Medal, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP-style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE” (“GERMAN MERIT MEDAL”), the edge maker marked “PR. MÜNZE BERLIN” indicating manufacture by the Prussian Mint in Berlin, with a silver content number of “835” and a crescent moon indicating German manufacture, measuring 38.07 mm in diameter, weighing 22.9 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.