Germany, Third Reich. A Medal for Merit in Animal Breeding Republic of 41 mm x 76 mm

41 mm x 76 mm

PETIT" in capitals on the reverse

WWII period Issue

measuring 175 mm (w) x 175 mm (l) x 80 mm (h) (inclusive of legs)

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal for Merit in Animal Breeding Republic of 41 mm x 76 mm(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