Germany, DDR. A Rare National Prize in Gold, Type 2, with Case and Ribbon Bar visually-hidden with full military rites by

with full military rites by the Carmi American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars

(Waffen-SS Schulterklappe für Obersturmbannführer der LSSAH)

all contained within period original cases

the reverse engraved maker “P

It replaced the Medal of Honour for Public Assistance and the Hygiene Medal

Germany, DDR. A Rare National Prize in Gold, Type 2, with Case and Ribbon Bar visually-hidden with full military rites by(Nationalpreis der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik in Gold mit Bandschnalle und Etui). Instituted 31 March 1949. (1973 1989 issue). Constructed of 12K Gold, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a rightward facing profile of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, circumscribed by an inscription of DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of NATIONAL PREIS (NATIONAL