German Social Welfare Decoration - First Class Auction The original brown pebbled blade

The original brown pebbled blade buffer is in place

with embroidered device on ribbon

Footnote: James McHardy Strachan was born on August 11

in case of issue (case very fine +)

left ear deaf

German Social Welfare Decoration - First Class Auction The original brown pebbled bladeGerman Social Welfare Decoration First Class neck cross, in bronze gilt, 52. 54mm(w) x 57. 23mm(h), with full length of period neck ribbon, no chipping to enamels, in slightly worn condition; cross is unmarked, but this is a textbook example manufactured by Godet, Berlin; in typical Godet (red) LDO style case of issue, also containing button hole miniature ribbon and ribbon bar, showing age, in very fine condition.