Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Danzig Cross, I Class, By Hülse Hold Also 149 x 116 mm

Also 149 x 116 mm with the swastika scraped off

the exterior of the lid embossed in golden lettering with “Purple Heart” and two elaborate curved lines along the edges

attached No

with a banjo style pinback

brass loop on the reverse for award suspension

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Danzig Cross, I Class, By Hülse Hold Also 149 x 116 mm(Danziger Kreuz, I. Klasse). Instituted 31 August 1939 by Gauleiter Albert Forster. (1939 1940 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of an elongated Cross Patte with a gilt frame, the obverse with white enameled arms highlighted on the interior with gilt borders, the centre and twelve oclock arm overlaid by double gilt Cross Pattes topped by a stylized crown, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse applique in