Germany, Luftwaffe. An Unissued Desk Ornament United Republic of " typed in front of

" typed in front of the inscription "Ergebenst überreicht vom Japaninstitut" (Respectfully Presented by the Japan Institute) in black ink

showing a group of people with an older woman and a middle aged man in the front and a young soldier in the back

a third standing figure wearing the Knight's Cross of the Order placed between pages 10 and 11

measuring 90 mm (w) x 31 mm (h)

Instituted 5 December 1841 by Prince Konstantin of Hohehzollern-Hechingen and Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Unissued Desk Ornament United Republic of " typed in front of(Luftwaffe Schreibtischschmuck). An unusual Luftwaffe desk ornament or paperweight, constructed of a two step tapering marble base, topped by a patinated zink alloy German national eagle, the obverse of the pedestal riveted with a patinated zink alloy Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, flanked by a silvered edelweiss, the base featuring a partially intact green felt liner to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 10 cm (w) x 6 cm