Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Olympic Games Decoration, II Class, by Godet Auction (Nationalsozialistischer Deutsche Frontkämpferbund Treffenabzeichen)

(Nationalsozialistischer Deutsche Frontkämpferbund Treffenabzeichen)

2) An Iron Merit Cross (Eisernes Verdienstkreuz)

one badge measuring 32 mm (w) x 43 mm (h)

mentioned by Horace Greeley in his "The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America 1860-1864"

the exterior of the lid embossed with a clear silver outline of an Iron Cross

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Olympic Games Decoration, II Class, by Godet Auction (Nationalsozialistischer Deutsche Frontkämpferbund Treffenabzeichen)(Olympia Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Instituted 4 February 1936. (1936 1937 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a gilded and ribbed five pointed star, in turn overlaid by a white enameled five pointed star, bearing raised and white enameled Olympic rings, topped by a white enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with feathering and details highlighted in gilt, topped by an integral