Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Cross With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive with waterfalls

with waterfalls

maker marked on reverse JFS (Josef Feix & Sohn)

measuring 117 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

A second war German medal bar grouping

in case of issue (case scuffed

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Cross With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive with waterfalls(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. Type I, circa 1937 38 period issue. Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by finely detailed first pattern NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastika on a white enameled background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and