Germany, Third Reich. A German Eagle Order, Silver Medal Of Merit With Case, By The Prussian State Mint certificate_of_authenticity independent centrepiece marked "ROYAL BERKSHIRE"

independent centrepiece marked "ROYAL BERKSHIRE" with the regiments insignia

and a public referendum on bilingualism

77 mm x 33

complete with cross and inscribed "WILLIAM CROUCH / PRIVATE / 27 BATTN C

He joined the NSDAP in 1922 and the SA in 1923

Germany, Third Reich. A German Eagle Order, Silver Medal Of Merit With Case, By The Prussian State Mint certificate_of_authenticity independent centrepiece marked "ROYAL BERKSHIRE"(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, with NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas joining the quadrants, the reverse with an inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in