Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Officer’s Breast Eagle visually-hidden (Орден Святой Анны)

(Орден Святой Анны)

with the interior drawer partially preserved

maker marked "RYRIE" (Ryrie Brothers of Toronto) and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

rectangular loop at the termination point of the belt where it wraps around and finishes on the reverse

Footnote: Although uprisings among the Greek inhabitants of the island of Crete had been occurring for years

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Officer’s Breast Eagle visually-hidden (Орден Святой Анны)(Kriegsmarine Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a dark navy blue wool backer, the obverse bearing a golden yellow celleon wire Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 100 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in near mint condition.