Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Newly Listed Komturkreuz Buchstabe “E” mit Eichenkranz)

Komturkreuz Buchstabe “E” mit Eichenkranz)

but free of chips or cracks of any kind

without significant cracking in the leather

independent crown surmounting the cypher of Vittorio Emanuelle III affixed to the lid

He was Captain of the Indian cricket team that visited England in 1911 and played in twenty-seven first-class cricket matches between 1915 and 1937

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Newly Listed Komturkreuz Buchstabe “E” mit Eichenkranz)(Deutscher Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937 (1937 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN