Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Honour Decoration, I Class Cross GTRexclude The order currently stands third

The order currently stands third after the Orderof Leopold (1st) and the Order of the Crown (2nd) in the Belgian honors hierarchy

The underside of the skirt is stamped ”246”

14 mm (w) x 85

original period neck ribbon

Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Honour Decoration, I Class Cross GTRexclude The order currently stands third(Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuz, Kreuze I. Klasse). Instituted 30 January 1934. (1934 1937 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse bearing a raised black enameled DRK style German national eagle, overlaid by a DRK insignia and with feathering highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a period