Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, II Class Breast Cross, by Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive light contact and spotting on

light contact and spotting on the obverse

revealing some of the bronze sheen underneath

He died on October 28

the face with eleven numerals 1 through 5 and 7 through 12 in white fluorescent paint

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, II Class Breast Cross, by Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive light contact and spotting on(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz II. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on a white enameled disc, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with a marked of