Germany, Democratic Republic. An Order of Karl Marx in Gold Archive and retaining a functional snap

and retaining a functional snap button to firmly hold the knife in place during storage

An absolutely mint and unissued example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

light mothing to reverse felt

the latter retaining a period original leather strap

Germany, Democratic Republic. An Order of Karl Marx in Gold Archive and retaining a functional snapConstructed of 8K Gold with enamels, the obverse consisting of a five pointed tar with red enameled arms, joined through the arms by clusters of oak leaves, bearing a central raised profile of Karl Marx, the reverse pebbled and stamped with a content standard of 333 indicating 8K Gold construction, topped by an integral loop connecting to a period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a locking horizontal pinback, measuring 47. 55 mm