Germany, Third Reich. A Medal of the German Red Cross Province of China recessed medal bed in violet

recessed medal bed in violet velvet

with both joined at a single button-hole patch constructed of silver bullion wire

gilt mostly worn off

the reverse has a vertical pinback and four rivets to secure the swords to the obverse

Instituted December 2

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal of the German Red Cross Province of China recessed medal bed in violet(Medaille des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with red enameled arms joined through the outer quadrants by a circular white enameled ring, overlaid by a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with details highlighted in gilt, the reverse of the cross featuring a pebbled finish overlaid by a raised inscription of