Saxony, Kingdom. An Honour Cross for Voluntary War Aid 1914-1918 Auction Hemmerle vorm Elchinger

Hemmerle vorm Elchinger

A DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk/German Youths) shoulder strap of the 539th Unit

machine embroidered in green threads with a black swastika

measuring 24

Saxony, Kingdom. An Honour Cross for Voluntary War Aid 1914-1918 Auction Hemmerle vorm Elchinger(Ehrenkreuz fr freiwillige Wohlfahrtspflege im Kriege 1914 18). Instituted 1 March 1912 by King Friedrich August III. (1916 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Friedrich August III, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, the reverse bearing central raised dates 1914