Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, III Class Merit Cross with Swords and Case, Type 1 certificate_of_authenticity including time as Commandant at

including time as Commandant at Irene and as Chief Censor at Cape Town

the articles featuring multiple accounts of the accident along with numerous photographs of the man

dark patina in overall very fine condition

on a swivel crown and loop for suspension

16 mm in diameter and weighing 13

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, III Class Merit Cross with Swords and Case, Type 1 certificate_of_authenticity including time as Commandant at(Verdienstkreuz III. Stufe des Ordens vom Deutschen Adler). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with