Luxembourg, Duchy. An Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Officer with Crown, by Bertrand Auction Archive overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe

overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand-filed mobile swastika

A pocket set into the side accommodates a spare ammunition clip

constructed of a black rayon base

1909 in Emmerstedt (today a part of Helmstedt

Luxembourg, Duchy. An Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Officer with Crown, by Bertrand Auction Archive overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe(Ordre de Mrite civil et militaire dAdolphe de Nassau). Instituted 1858. In silver gilt, a Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, the obverse centre bears the letter "A" in Gold in Gothic script, crowned by an imperial crown, with blue enamel surround depicting laurels and the motto "Virtute", the reverse centre applique presents the dates "1292" (the year that Adolf of Nassau Weilburg was crowned as King of the Romans) and "1858"