Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of reverse marked No 841 Samuel

reverse marked No 841 Samuel Lawrence in script

The three post war notes are dated to May and July 1945 respectively

possibly emblematic of the Holy Lance

accompanied by a matching mint boutonniere

officially engraved: 1896 PTE

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of reverse marked No 841 Samuel(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege 1. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, executed in black enamels with details highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet and loop connecting to a ribbed ring emanating from a