Germany, Nsdap. An Order Of The German Eagle, Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Auction Archive A ribbon woven in the

A ribbon woven in the design of a black silk ribbon measuring 33 mm (w) x 1470 mm (l)

a superbly made decoration in slightly worn condition

Upon the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914

A First Class War Merit Cross with Swords by Otto Schickle - an excellent example of silvered zinc

extending from both armpits and terminating at the bottom of the tunic

Germany, Nsdap. An Order Of The German Eagle, Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Auction Archive A ribbon woven in the(Deutscher Adlerorden, Verdienstmedaille). (Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937 by A. H. (1937 1945 Issue). Constructed of silver with a mark of . 835 on the edge, the obverse depicting the outline of the Order of the German Eagle, the reverse inscribed Deutsche Verdienstmedaille (German Merit Medal), on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, maker marked Pr. Mnze Berlin on edge,