An Extremely Rare 1873 German Imperial Shanghai China Cross Hold swastika damaged

swastika damaged

marked Sterling

1931 to March 31

clever tactical use of ground and the icy nerve

An Extremely Rare 1873 German Imperial Shanghai China Cross Hold swastika damagedGermany (Imperial), China (Tongzhi Imperial). "St. J. L. Germania Shanghai 1873" Cross Two piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, pink, green, light blue, dark blue and black enamelled insignia, mounted to a bronze gilt cross with black enamelled arms, the insignia illustrating Germania (the personification of the German nation) holding a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left hand, inscribed "ST. J. L. GERMANIA SHANGHAI 1873" on