Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class, By Petz & Lorenz Archive He was on active duty

He was on active duty from April 14

chipping evident in the white enamelled arms on both sides

American Defense Service Medal: in bronze gilt

red leather backer

bound by a gray string fed through dual eyelets

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class, By Petz & Lorenz Archive He was on active duty(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of a patinated zink alloy, the obverse consisting of a Silesian style German national eagle clutching a silvered banner bearing an inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA) in its talons, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Petz & Lorenz, Unterreichenbach, measuring 32. 42 mm (w) x 43. 04 mm (h),