Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross Auction measures approximately 73mm in length

measures approximately 73mm in length

which were forwarded to his widow

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All eleven items are enclosed within a presentation case with a padded gray cloth fabric exterior

(Verleihungsurkunde für Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern des Ordens vom Deutschen Adler)

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross Auction measures approximately 73mm in length(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege, Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, overlaid by a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with feathering and details highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm with an integral ring and suspension loop, in turn connecting