Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint GTRexclude teardrop-shaped hole at the opposite

teardrop-shaped hole at the opposite end and when looped around aluminum posts on the underside of the pouch

the city/town mark and date marked “U5” (1925) on the swivel ring

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR LEBENSRETTUNG” (“FOR LIFESAVING”)

original signature of Generalleutnant

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint GTRexclude teardrop-shaped hole at the opposite(Medaille 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 mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER) within a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge demonstrating the remnants of the makers mark of the Prussian Mint in Berlin, measuring 49. 88 mm in