Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Hold inscribed in black ink "Vermundeten-Abzeichen

inscribed in black ink "Vermundeten-Abzeichen schwarz" on the front panel and maker marked "Metallkunststoff Gablonz 63" on the rear panel

named to Sonsky as a member of 5

as a hereditary organization to perpetuate the memory of its ancestors and to preserve and promote the legacy of the seventeenth-century Dutch settlers of New Netherland

Reverse centerpiece of the crossguard has an integral spring loaded locking button which is fully intact and still functions

2 mm (w) x 3

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, By The Prussian Mint Hold inscribed in black ink "Vermundeten-Abzeichen(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of solid silver, on loop for suspension from its long original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in Fraktur script, the edge stamped with a crescent moon indicating German manufacture, a silver content of 835, and the logo of the