Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold Bruxelles" on the reverse

Bruxelles" on the reverse

05mm (w) x 13

trimmed along the circumference with a band of silver aluminum wire piping added post-manufacture when the owner evidently received a promotion

The request for information was filed by Anna Pfeiffer of Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

Instituted 24 June 1906 by Prince Leopold IV

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold Bruxelles" on the reverse(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with 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 backgrounds, the obverse bearing central gilt crossed swords, the twelve oclock arm featuring a fan suspension connecting to a