Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet Auction reverse centre presenting the Saxon

reverse centre presenting the Saxon coat of arms (alternating horizontal black and gold stripes with a diagonal rue crown)

gold grade wound medal (gilding mostly gone)

of multi-piece construction

reverse inscribed "Mit unserem Führer im gleichen schritt und tritt fliegen wir für unser ewiges Deutschland" (In equal pace and stride with our Führer we fly for our eternal Germany) with an embossed facsimile of the NSFK leader

near Norwich

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet Auction reverse centre presenting the Saxon(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, II Stufe mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, bearing central silver crossed swords, the quadrants of the cross joined by silver NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastika on white enameled backgrounds, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback