Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Province of China He died on December 13

He died on December 13

The case retains a functional hinge

The peak insignia measures 65 mm (w) x 50 mm (h) and is fixed in place with factory-original zig-zag stitching

obverse centre displays an oval

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Province of China He died on December 13(Verdienstorden vom Deutscher Adler Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed fan culminating in an eyelet and suspension loop retaining a period