Large, weighty, 50 mm. diameter commemorative medal, in beautiful condition, with a very fine silvered surface. 

The obverse shows a profile portrait of Carl Eduard von Saxen-Coburg und Gotha, an aristocrat with ties to the British royal family who served as head of the German Red Cross during the Third Reich, and was unofficial ambassador for the Nazi regime. 

The Art Deco design on the reverse shows three female bathers on a stylized pattern of waves. It indicates that this Berlin International Congress of 1935--sponsored by Carl Eduard--was about hot springs resorts and spas. The medal, with its blocky but elegant lettering, is a striking example of 1930s style.

Please note that the microscopic "blisters" on either side of the right-hand bather are not casting or gilding flaws: they represent bubbles! She holds a vessel from which sparkling mineral water may be drunk. Despite the modern bathing caps, the bathers' nudity indicates that they are "spa water-nymphs," and symbolize the health benefits of "taking the waters." The crouching bather actually decants thermal water onto herself, and the left-hand bather holds out a hand-mirror (to better assess the effects of spa treatments on one's skin).