Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Commemorative Medal With Case Hold horizontal pinaback

horizontal pinaback

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from the existing German Protection League (Deutches Luftschutzverband) by Hermann Goring's declaration that the RLB was to be the official air raid protection service of the state

light surface wear evident of all four arms on both sides

period replacement pin but this is a positive alteration as the original pin was simply a prong which was not secure and has been upgraded by the recipient

Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Commemorative Medal With Case Hold horizontal pinaback(Deutsche Olympia Ehrenzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with a central Olympic column and rings, overlaid by a NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and flanked by a date of 1936, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936 (FOR MERITORIOUS ASSISTANCE