Germany, Weimar Republic. A Rare Silesian Eagle Ii Class, By Godet Archive Paul Hymans"

Paul Hymans"

Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm I 19 July 1870

white and black striped ribbon

French National Order of Merit 1963

00 mm (w) x 42

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Rare Silesian Eagle Ii Class, By Godet Archive Paul Hymans"(Schlesischer Adler II. Klasse). Constructed of patinated and silvered tombak, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a Silesian style German national eagle clutching a silvered banner bearing an inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA) in its talons, overlaid across the chest by a silvered crescent and cross, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Godet, Berlin, measuring