Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of Colonial Order of the Star

Colonial Order of the Star of Italy

PFORZHEIM" on the reverse

featuring examples constructed of aluminum

A large key constructed of gilded brass

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of Colonial Order of the Star(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege 1. Klasse mit Etui). 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 overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, executed in black enamels with details highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet and loop connecting to a ribbed ring emanating from a