Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold with a ribbon at the

with a ribbon at the bottom and the royal crown on the top

a NSKOV cap eagle

set on a 35 mm-long magnetic metal core with a horizontal pinback

80 mm (w) x 49

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold with a ribbon at the(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white arms joined together through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arm with a crossed sword clasp, the twelve oclock arm topped by