on period ribbon with a rosette
with all four reverse attachment prongs intact and affixing the shield to a field-grey wool backer
Proposals for a medal awarded to aviators had begun as early as 1913 but were put on hold with the outbreak of the First World War
A Schaumburg-Lippe Military Merit Medal
III Class Silver Grade (enamel chipping)
Germany, Democratic Republic. A Star of Peoples' Friendship, Gold Star with Case Republic of on period ribbon with a(Stern der Vlkerfreundschaft, Stern der Vlkerfreundschaft in Gold mit Etui). Instituted 20 August 1959. (1959 1989 issue). Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a five pointed star with its arms joined by a circular oak leaf wreath, bearing a central raised coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic, topped by a dove symbolizing peace and friendship, the reverse with a horizontal locking pinback,