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Militaria and paraphernalia from Nazi Germany for sale as memorabilia and collectibles in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1964. Today internationally based private collectors and traders more often are handling artifacts with a troubled past online. Photo: Jack de Nijs / Anefo
Orders, Decorations, Medals and Badges of the Third Reich. California: R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-0854200801. Littlejohn, David (1994). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4. United States of America: R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-36-X. Lumsden, Robin (2001). Medals and Decorations of Hitler's Germany. England: Airlife.
The circular, highly detailed, die-struck medal was based on the 1938 Party Day Badge and designed by Professor Richard Klein. [6] On the obverse, a man holding the Nazi flag stands on a podium bearing the eagle emblem of the Third Reich; he assists a second man onto the podium, whose right arm bears a broken shackle.
During the Second World War, Germany established fixed exchange rates between the Reichsmark and the currencies of the occupied and allied countries, often set so as to give economic benefits to German soldiers and civilian contractors, who were paid their wages in local currency. The rates were as follows:
For Führer and Fatherland: Political & Civil Awards of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-0-912-13816-9. Doehle, Heinrich (1995) [1943]. Medals & Decorations of the Third Reich: Badges, Decorations, Insignia. Reddick Enterprises. ISBN 0962488348. Dombrowski, Hanns (1940). Orders, Ehrenzeichen und Titel. Williams, Max (2003).
It replaced the German Red Cross Decoration. [2] It was conferred in four classes, each consisting of a white-enamelled gold Balkenkreuz, with the Reich eagle and swastika in the centre, and a medal: [1] Special class: a four-rayed breast star with the badge worn from a sash over the right shoulder
The awards were designed by Professor Dr Richard Klein. [1]Apart from their finish, (gilt or silver), the third and fourth class medals have a common obverse. Both are 30mm in diameter and bear the German eagle clutching a swastika, surrounded by the words Treue Dienste in der Wehrmacht (Loyal service in the armed forces).
This is a list of commemorative coins issued by the Federal Republic of Germany. For regular coins , see Deutsche Mark and German euro coins . Those prior to 2002 were denominated in Deutsche Marks; subsequent ones have been denominated in euros .