Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii/Iii Class Cross With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet Auction with nine laurel leaves on

with nine laurel leaves on either side

and topped by stylized eagle’s head

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secured together by dual metal rivets

5 mm enamelled Ribbon Bar

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii/Iii Class Cross With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet Auction with nine laurel leaves on(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz II. Klasse III. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled background, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arm with a gilded sword clasp, the