Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal certificate_of_authenticity the Coldstream Guards were mobilized

the Coldstream Guards were mobilized at London on August 6th

A grouping of a stick pin

with a field gray wool backer

the cap badge with a two-piece construction

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal certificate_of_authenticity the Coldstream Guards were mobilized(Rettungsmedaille). Instituted 22 June 1933. (1933 1945 issue). Constructed of a silvered alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), unmarked, measuring 24. 33 mm in diameter, weighing 9. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon) demonstrating minor loss of finish