Germany, Third Reich. A Mint Order of the German Eagle, II/III Class Cross, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of designer marked "DW" (David Wynne)

designer marked "DW" (David Wynne) on the obverse

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy and Marine Corps)

Issues consistent with limited wartime use are evident

Corps Chief of Staff

standing upon a pedestal inscribed "ROMA" with a fasces below

Germany, Third Reich. A Mint Order of the German Eagle, II/III Class Cross, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of designer marked "DW" (David Wynne)(Deutscher Adlerorden Kreuz II. Klasse III. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed fan and eyelet with a ribbed ring retaining an original confectioned neck ribbon, the eyelet