Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal With Swords, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of adjustable ventilation cap on the

adjustable ventilation cap on the top

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of very fine quality make and extremely fine condition

Sutton enlisted for service during the First World War and was promoted to Temporary Lieutenant on December 18

the obverse consisting of a swordfish lying on top of a length of richly-textured rope

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal With Swords, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of adjustable ventilation cap on the(Orden vom Deutschen Adler, Verdienstmedaille in Bronze mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of the Order of the German Eagle consisting of a Maltese Cross with quadrants joined by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised