very scarce and impressive award
1939 – # 15
and a citation for a third gold star
constructed of silver BeVo style embroidery depicting an eagle with downswept wings with a black swastika in the centre
with a black and white printed stamp backing the One Pound Ten Shillings embossed stamp
Germany, Democratic Republic. An Order Of The Banner Of Labour, Ii Class,C.1975 Buy Now very scarce and impressive award(Orden Banner der Arbeit). Instituted in 1954, Revised in 1974. Type II (1974 1989). In bronze gilt with red, yellow and black enamels, measuring 39 mm (w) x 52. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring suspension, intact enamels, II Class clasp affixed to its original ribbon, mounted to a five sided brass suspension with pinback, accompanied by its 32 mm (w) x 11 mm (h) ribbon bar with II Class clasp affixed and pinback, extremely fine. In their