Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class, Type I, by Deschler

(Orden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted on 1.5.1937. (Issued 1937-1945). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, with the quadrants joined by gilt NSDAP-style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled backgrounds, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback bearing a silver content number of “935”, unmarked but with the characteristics of a Type I, by Deschler, measuring 48.12 mm (w) x 48.38 mm (h), weighing 29.5 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a wooden frame with a faux red leather exterior liner, the exterior lid bearing a gold embossed NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the interior with a padded white satin lid liner and intact hinge cover, the lid liner bearing a gilt inscription of “ORDEN VOM DEUTSCHEN ADLER VERDIENSTKREUZ 2. STUFE”, with a depressed black velvet medal bed, opening with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release and a dual functional metal hinges, unmarked, measuring 106 mm (w) x 106 mm (l) x 28 mm (h), in overall extremely fine condition.