Original German WWII Order of the German Eagle Diplomatic Silver Medal of Merit with Ribbon Martini-Henry Rifles Serial #550898 with a trace

Serial #550898 with a trace of a government inspector SWP cartouche

The Artillery officer shoulder boards each have a two gold colored rank pips

Some losses were to death or desertion

The large where has approximately a 25” diameter and the small has approximately a 13” diameter

though we are uncertain as to why they were shaped this way

Original German WWII Order of the German Eagle Diplomatic Silver Medal of Merit with Ribbon Martini-Henry Rifles Serial #550898 with a traceOriginal Item: Only One Available: The Order of Merit of the German Eagle (Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler) was an award of the German NSDAP regime, a diplomatic and honorary award given predominantly to prominent foreigners, particularly diplomats, who were considered sympathetic to the NSDAP. The Order was instituted on 1 May 1937 by Adolf H, and awarded until the end of the war in 1945. In addition to awards to non Germans, the Reich Foreign