Germany, Third Reich. A Meiningen Chamber Of Handicrafts Faithful Labour Medal Hold When he was taken prisoner

When he was taken prisoner himself by the British

A shell acceptance (dome) stamp is visible

to be awarded to the Spanish volunteers who served with German forces in the Blue Division in Russia

scattered wear in the picked finish

with padded backing

Germany, Third Reich. A Meiningen Chamber Of Handicrafts Faithful Labour Medal Hold When he was taken prisoner(Handwerkskammer Meiningen Medaille Fr Treue in der Arbeit). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised Third Reich period Thuringian coat of arms, circumscribed by laurel branches and an inscription of HANDWERKSKAMMER MEININGEN (MEININGEN CHAMBER OF HANDICRAFTS), the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of FR TREUE IN DER ARBEIT (FOR FAITHFUL LABOUR), the top edge maker marked with the partially legible logo of a manufacturer in