Germany. A German Social Welfare Decoration, 1St Class, By Gebr. Godet & Co., In Case Of Issue, Archive 167 mm x 215 mm

167 mm x 215 mm

a Hamburg Hansa War Cross ribbon with swords

Soldbuch and photos

EM-NCOs Version - Machine woven (BeVo)

marked "Notified in Army Orders for October

Germany. A German Social Welfare Decoration, 1St Class, By Gebr. Godet & Co., In Case Of Issue, Archive 167 mm x 215 mmFirst Class neck cross Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege 1. Stufe, in bronze, fire giled and enameled, 52. 7mm(w) x 57. 0mm(h), of very fine quality manufacture, with long length of period neck ribbon, as originally worn by the recipient; no chipping to enamels, slightly worn, in extremely fine condition; cross is unmarked, but this is a textbook example manufactured by Godet, Berlin; in typical fitted LDO style case of issue (bottom of the case