Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class GTRexclude above an inscription of “R

above an inscription of “R

Instituted 1874 by Sultan Mohamed-Saïd-Omar

Franco Prussian War Medal with “Vionville Mars La Tour” bar

before returning to battle and participating in the Siege of Leningrad

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class GTRexclude above an inscription of “R(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 overlaid by a black enameled German national eagle, highlighted with gilt feathering, clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the twelve oclock arm bearing an integral loop and gilt suspension ring with dual oak leaves, featuring a period