Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Newly Listed the reverse of the hand

the reverse of the hand guard presents simple floral designs with plentiful negative space

approximately measures 11

with a small patch of lost gilt revealing some oxidation

If Fraser's wife chose a marker of her own design

inscribed by his name and title

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Newly Listed the reverse of the hand(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1933 by Paul von Hindenburg. (1934 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle, overlaid by a shield bearing a raised mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge stamped with a silver content number of 835, flanked by a