Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal Auction each constructed of olive-drab wool

each constructed of olive-drab wool and trimmed with interwoven black threaded and silver aluminum wire piping

An example of a Kriegsmarine cap eagle

the rear and sides with a fold down flap that had two tabs

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Ferdinand

Inscribed “For the brothers in distressed lands

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal Auction each constructed of olive-drab wool(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneva Cross overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of MEDAILLE FR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE (MEDAL FOR CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE), unmarked, measuring 38. 14 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 2 grams, in near mint condition.