Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II/III Class Cross, by Gebrüder Godet

(Deutscher Adlerorden Kreuz II. Klasse/III. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi-coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP-style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve o’clock arm topped by a fan suspension culminating in an eyelet and ribbed ring retaining a period original full length of confectioned neck ribbon, the eyelet stamped with a silver content mark of “900”, otherwise unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Gebrüder Godet, Berlin, measuring 49.92 mm (w) x 58.38 mm (h), weighing 26.1 grams, demonstrating some flecking to the enamels and a chip to the obverse three o’clock arm with a period repair, in better than very fine condition.