Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet United Republic of obverse slightly worn

obverse slightly worn

8 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

The name “Graf Zeppelin” and the registration no

RENARD" on the bottom

the right side bears a single flapped pocket and the left side bears a single flapped pocket

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet United Republic of obverse slightly worn(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 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 wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker