Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Otto Schickle Hold the undersides with a smooth

the undersides with a smooth mid-tone brown finish

He set a fine example to his men

plus scattered chipping evident in the enamels throughout

It is also stamped in black ink "DE RUTZ MORENO CARACAS" (by Rutz Loreno of Caracas) in the dome between the moisture shield and the front of the cap

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Otto Schickle Hold the undersides with a smooth(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 bearing a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika with feathering highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed suspension ring bearing two oak leaves, in turn connecting to a