Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iv Class Breast Cross, By Gebrüder Godet Auction The winning design for the

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

accompanied by its Ribboned Rosette

Karl I (bronze

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

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iv Class Breast Cross, By Gebrüder Godet Auction The winning design for the(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