Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped

Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped "1218" below

It was awarded in five degrees for civilian and military merit

marked on reverse “Ges

on a gold oval shaped medallion with hand ending and a blue enamel ring along the exterior

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped(Deutscher Adlerorden Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled 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 arms with a crossed sword clasp, the twelve o'clock