Germany, Federal Republic. A German Social Welfare Decoration, II Class Cross with Case, Exhibition Example by Souval c. 1970 Republic of a large bow-tie with a

a large bow-tie with a brass loop sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge

A full length

in overall near fine condition

in six grades: Grand Collar

studying the history of their makers and identifying marks they may have used

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Social Welfare Decoration, II Class Cross with Case, Exhibition Example by Souval c. 1970 Republic of a large bow-tie with a(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege II. Klasse mit Etui, Museumsstcke). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, bearing a central German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika executed in black enamel with gilt highlights, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a high