den 26 Oktober 1942 / Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt und Oberbesehlshaber der Luftwaffe"
measuring 63 mm (w) x 73 mm (h))
maker marked "B B & B" (Bailey
scattered gilt wear and contact marks evident on the obverse
the signature is illegible
Germany, Federal Republic. A German Order, III Class Cross, Exhibition Example with Godet Mark, c. 1980 GTRexclude den 26 Oktober 1942 /(Deutscher Orden der NSDAP, Kreuz III. Klasse, Museumsstck). Constructed of a gilded alloy with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with black enameled arms, the obverse of each trimmed with a raised and gilded oak leaf border, joined through the quadrants by a double sided NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastikas, bearing a central NSDAP membership badge consisting of a white enameled medallion overlaid