Germany, Imperial. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Archive mint and unissued in top

mint and unissued in top condition

French silver hallmarked with boars head on cross suspension

He died in Düsseldorf 23 June 1948

and 54 men were discharged or had deserted

Germany, Imperial. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Archive mint and unissued in top(Hanseatenkreuz). A Hanseatic Cross constructed of silver plated copper and red enamels, the obverse depicts the Hamburg Coat of Arms in a central medallion, the reverse bears the inscription Fr Verdienst im Kriege 1914 (For Merit in the 1914 War), on loop for suspension from a ribbon with two red stripes on a white background, measures 40 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), and in near extremely fine condition, in addition to a letter that accompanied the award