Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, Spanish-Made Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1950 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and then painted blue

and then painted blue

and fatigue of the leather features

constructed of bronze with white enameled Maltese Crosses fastened to the exterior

some examples demonstrating enameling or silvering

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, Spanish-Made Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1950 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and then painted blue(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Anstecknadel, spanische Fertigung). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on black enameled discs, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of Spanish manufacture c. 1950, measuring 19 mm (w) x 19 mm (h), a unique example