Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Cross, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. United Republic of As Roma was laid down

As Roma was laid down almost four years after the first two ships of the class

1917 (five hours absent)

17 (w) x 17

GH 1936 Stickpin (silvered bronze with red and black enamels

marked on suspension arch (Rothe

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Cross, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. United Republic of As Roma was laid down(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, with German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled backgrounds joining the quadrants, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked with a silver