Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross, By C.f. Zimmermann GTRexclude Members of the Order must

Members of the Order must be at least 30 years old and have rendered a minimum of 15 years of excellent public service

a Yugoslav Naval Academy NCO’s badge

above a mobile swastika overlaid by a banner bearing an inscription of “FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG” (“FOR OUTSTANDING MERIT”)

measuring 140 mm (w) x 219 mm (h)

flanked by author and title

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross, By C.f. Zimmermann GTRexclude Members of the Order must(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 oclock arm topped by a fan with a suspension loop retaining a period original ribbon, unmarked but demonstrating