Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iv Class Breast Cross, By Gebrüder Godet Auction designer marked on obverse “R

designer marked on obverse “R

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

35 mm x 28 mm

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

centering black ribbed swastika with a single gilded pip in the center

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iv Class Breast Cross, By Gebrüder Godet Auction designer marked on obverse “R(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