Germany, Third Reich. A Medal for Merit in Animal Breeding Republic of suspended by an original neck

suspended by an original neck ribbon

41 mm x 76 mm

PETIT" in capitals on the reverse

the left one with a flap and housing two independent straps in light brown wool

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal for Merit in Animal Breeding Republic of suspended by an original neck(Medaille fr Leistungen in Tierzucht). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle in flight clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription Fr Besondere Leistungen in der Tierzucht (For Exceptional Merit in Animal Breeding), circumscribed by the inscription Der Reichsminister fr Ernhrung und Landwirtschaft (The Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture), unmarked, measuring 64. 4 mm in