Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Danzig Cross, I Class, By Hülse Hold enamel chipping on the insignia

enamel chipping on the insignia

brass loop on the reverse for award suspension

It was published in 1979 by the Canadian War Museum of Ottawa

the exterior of the lid embossed in golden lettering with “Purple Heart” and two elaborate curved lines along the edges

Also 149 x 116 mm with the swastika scraped off

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Danzig Cross, I Class, By Hülse Hold enamel chipping on the insignia(Danziger Kreuz, I. Klasse). Instituted 31 August 1939 by Gauleiter Albert Forster. (1939 1940 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of an elongated Cross Patte with a gilt frame, the obverse with white enameled arms highlighted on the interior with gilt borders, the centre and twelve oclock arm overlaid by double gilt Cross Pattes topped by a stylized crown, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse applique in