Germany, Third Reich. A Case for an Order of the German Eagle, Merit Cross II Grade, Pre-1943 Version Auction Archive gilt and enamel rectangular badge

gilt and enamel rectangular badge featuring two Cuban soldiers under the national flag with the inscription “FAR CUBA” above

measuring 266 mm (w) x 362 mm (h)

opening with a functional magnetic metal hinge

Private Alexander Ireland

the exergue the dates 1911-1917

Germany, Third Reich. A Case for an Order of the German Eagle, Merit Cross II Grade, Pre-1943 Version Auction Archive gilt and enamel rectangular badge(Etui fr Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz II. Stufe). Constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux red leather exterior liner, the lid bearing a gilt NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the interior with a padded white imitation silk lid liner and intact hinge cover, the former bearing a gilt inscription of VERDIENSTKREUZ II. STUFE DES ORDENS VOM DEUTSCHEN ADLER MIT SCHWERTERN (pre 1943