A First Class German Social Welfare Decoration . In Its Original Case Of Issue By Godet & Co Newly Listed and Order of Social Merit

and Order of Social Merit (silver with light blue and white enamels

but they kept at it

2 SEPT 1873

onAugust 13th

Large brooch pin on reverse

A First Class German Social Welfare Decoration . In Its Original Case Of Issue By Godet & Co Newly Listed and Order of Social MeritA very fine quality manufacture German Social Welfare Decoration First Class Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege 1. Stufe by a desirable maker; two piece construction; the eagle constructed of gilded bronze and extremely well preserved black enamels with the cross in gilded bronze and equally well preserved white enamels on the obverse and reverse; with its original gilded oak leaf clasp; with its period original mint neck ribbon; measuring 52. 56 mm