Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity The regiment mustered in its

The regiment mustered in its new form on August 22

in stamped silver finish aluminum

it spite of heavy casualties and hard work

missing its underlay

inscribed "CINQUENTENARIO DE LA FUNDACION / DE LA / REPUBLICA DE PANAMA" below

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 certificate_of_authenticity The regiment mustered in its(Deutscher Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937 (1937 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled 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