A 1939 Day of Labour badge (1
Starburst shows extensive wear to the silver-plating with enamel loss
he served in the Reichsarbeitsdienst (National Labor Service)
chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the central numeral oval
Bulgaria (People's Republic): 14K Gold
Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Medal For Rescue Of Humane Life, Exhibition Example Archive A 1939 Day of Labour(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Rettung von Menschenleben, Museumsstck). Instituted 25 Septemeber 1843 by Grand Duke Ludwig II. (1894 1896 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, the reverse with an inscription of FR RETTUNG VON MENSCHEN LEBEN (FOR RESCUE OF HUMAN LIFE), within a laurel and oak wreath, unmarked, measuring 32. 97