Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order Of The German Eagle Type I, Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity and his inner circle for

and his inner circle for the war and painted the picture of a “clean” Wehrmacht that was unaware and uninvolved in any war crimes

(Monarchie Jubiläumsabzeichen)

two adjoining tablets with "LEX" inscribed above four blocks

gorget measures 75 mm x 162 mm

In black ink and dated 19 September 1939

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order Of The German Eagle Type I, Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity and his inner circle for(Orden vom Deutschen Adler, Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, with its quadrants joined by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastika, the twelve oclock position bearing crossed swords, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of