Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iii Class With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet Auction with crossed swords piercing the

with crossed swords piercing the centre

small enamel flaking on upper arm on reverse

After the Enabling Act of 1933

the top of the base marked "AFT"

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Iii Class With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet Auction with crossed swords piercing the(Orden vom Deutscher Adler, III. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse bearing central gilt crossed swords, the quadrants joined by NSDAP style German national eagle clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled backgrounds, the twelve oclock arm with a ribbed fan and integral loop connecting to a