Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Games Decoration, Ii Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac also in khaki-olive green painted

also in khaki-olive green painted steel

measuring 125 mm (w) x 35 mm (h))

E 1st type with military ribbon

No other engraved diplomatic dagger has surfaced in the last 30-40 years

Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Games Decoration, Ii Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac also in khaki-olive green painted(Olympia Ehrenzeichen 1936 II. Klasse). Instituted 4 February 1936. (1936 1937 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a gilded and ribbed five pointed star, in turn overlaid by a white enameled five pointed star, bearing raised and white enameled Olympic rings, topped by a white enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with feathering and details highlighted in gilt, topped by an