Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type II with Rhein/Ruhr Campaign Clasp, by Paul Küst consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a central raised German

with a central raised German national eagle in mid-flight

Silver and Bronze Grade Crosses

The initially self-declared title was officially recognized by the Ottoman government in 1867

00 mm (h) and weighing 4

Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type II with Rhein/Ruhr Campaign Clasp, by Paul Küst consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a central raised German(Schlageter Schild, 2. Form). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled oval field, bearing a raised inscription of SCHLAGETER, situated above a pair of crossed swords, with a Latin Cross extending from the top edge, in turn flanked by RHEIN RUHR 1923 24 campaign clasps, the reverse with four visible clips securing the clasps in position, with a