Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Ah Wall Plaque Auction Archive A silver Maltese cross with

A silver Maltese cross with swords between the arms of the cross

Commander’s Cross -  Silver gilt and enamels

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 131 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

with a correct replacement ribbon

(Orden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Ah Wall Plaque Auction Archive A silver Maltese cross with(Plakette). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of AH, above an inscription of DIE VORAUSSETZUNG ZUR TAT IST DER WILLE UND DER MUT ZUR WAHRHAFTIGKEIT (THE PREREQUISITE FOR ACTION IS THE WILL AND COURAGE TO BE TRUTHFUL) and a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an analogous raised inscription indicating official state approval and distributions, with a loop for wall suspension, sculptor maker marked P. VOGEL