Germany, Third Reich. An Award Document for an Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Swords, to Don Eduardo Lasa Reparaz Province of China the obverse bears the inscription

the obverse bears the inscription VITAM ET SANGUINEM and the bottom arms has the date in Roman numerals MDCCCCXVI

pinned in place)

The ribbon is not from the early 19th Century however

63 mm (w) x 65

Germany, Third Reich. An Award Document for an Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Swords, to Don Eduardo Lasa Reparaz Province of China the obverse bears the inscription(Verdienstkreuz des Ordens vom Deutschen Adler III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Verleihungsurkunde mit weiteren Papieren). An award document presentation set of an Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Swords, consisting of a primary award certificate, constructed of cream coloured paper stock, the obverse bearing a black ink dedication, with a typewritten recipients name and rank of LEUTNANT DON EDUARDO LASA REPARAZ, issued in Berlin on 5 June