Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iv Class Breast Cross, By Gebrüder Godet Auction and all three featuring a

and all three featuring a hollow channel for the storage of a bayonet

the throat held firmly in place via two screws

the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch

The winning design for the merchant ensign was based on the traditional British Red Ensign and featured the Southern Cross and Commonwealth Star

35 mm x 28 mm

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iv Class Breast Cross, By Gebrüder Godet Auction and all three featuring a(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz IV. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback