Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Service Decoration, Type III United Republic of Above the logo is a

Above the logo is a TeNo-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

An ovular navy wool backer with a central gilded multi-cogged wheel superimposed over two upwards facing crossed artillery barrels superimposed over an anchor

a tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper stitched in place on the underside at the left end

In addition to the detached leather features

with a single circular border

Germany, Third Reich. A Mine Rescue Service Decoration, Type III United Republic of Above the logo is a(Grubenwehr Ehrenzeichen, 3. Form). Instituted 30 April 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a crossed hammer and mallet, defaced by a raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM GRUBEN WEHRWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MINE RESCUE), unmarked, measuring 35. 12 mm in diameter, weighing