Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal With Swords, By The Vienna Mint GTRexclude 92 mm (w) x 36

92 mm (w) x 36

mounted to a rectangular frame with pinback)

It begins with an Introduction by Alan Wykes

on a full length original neck ribbon

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal With Swords, By The Vienna Mint GTRexclude 92 mm (w) x 36(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Verdienstmedaille in Silber mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, topped by a crossed sword clasp, the reverse bearing a raised