Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Hold for service overseas

for service overseas

with a central white enameled medallion bearing a red enameled Lippian rose

United States Coast Guard sailors

emboss stamped "102" on the end of the tab closest to the opening

thirteen white stars embroidered onto a blue fabric base

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Hold for service overseas(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 with a central applique in the form of a black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the eagle with detailed gilt feathering, the twelve oclock arm bearing an integral loop connecting to a ribbed suspension