Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Medal
(Ehrenzeichen für deutsche Volkspflege). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a Geneva Cross overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of “MEDAILLE FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE” (“MEDAL FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE”), unmarked, measuring 37.99 mm in diameter, weighing 22.3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

