Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class Breast Star, Spanish-Made Variant c. 1965 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 26th (Service) Battalion

26th (Service) Battalion

surrounded by the inscription ALFONSO X EL SABIO REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON (Alphonso X the Wise

(Feldgendarmerie Flicken)

and toned silver frame

67 mm (w) x 16

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class Breast Star, Spanish-Made Variant c. 1965 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 26th (Service) Battalion(Verdienstorden vom Deutscher Adler Bruststern zum Verdienstkreuz, spanische Fertigung). Constructed of a silvered and gilded alloy with enamels, the obverse consisting of a six pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a white enameled Maltese Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching white enameled medallions, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat and rounded catch,