Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross, by C.F. Zimmermann

(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz V. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943-1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined together 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 with a suspension loop retaining a period original ribbon, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 45.06 mm (w) x 50.81 mm (h), weighing 25.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.