Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Hold with much of its original

with much of its original gilt still remaining

fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire

to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the Romanov dynasty

on March 12th

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Hold with much of its original(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse with a central applique in the form of a black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the eagle with detailed gilt feathering, the twelve oclock arm bearing an integral loop connecting to a ribbed suspension