Germany, Federal Republic. A German Social Welfare Decoration, II Class Cross with Case, Exhibition Example by Souval c. 1970 Republic of with a silver gilded figure

with a silver gilded figure of Mary of Bethlehem surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed EQ ORDO SM DE BETHLEHEM (Equestrian Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem) also in silver gilt

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

Charles Fletcher of Halifax

A full length

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Social Welfare Decoration, II Class Cross with Case, Exhibition Example by Souval c. 1970 Republic of with a silver gilded figure(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