Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Otto Schickle Hold plus scattered chipping evident in

plus scattered chipping evident in the enamels throughout

each of the arms with three faceted rays

an Envelope (with a label affixed

He set a fine example to his men

which included its Armoured Brigade commander Brigadier Leslie Booth

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Otto Schickle Hold plus scattered chipping evident in(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika with feathering highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed suspension ring bearing two oak leaves, in turn connecting to a