Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, I Class Neck Cross, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Buy Now 32 mm x 53 mm

32 mm x 53 mm inclusive of crown suspension

measuring 47 mm x 35 mm

Footnote: Günther Ripf was born 30 January 1926 in Leipzig

in beautifully toned silver and fine blue enamels

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, I Class Neck Cross, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Buy Now 32 mm x 53 mm(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each quadrant of the cross inset with a gilt NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on a white enameled background, the twelve oclock arm with a ribbed fan suspension and integrated loop connecting to an elongated ring with a period