Hamburg, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude buttonhole attachment on reverse

buttonhole attachment on reverse

but otherwise extremely fine condition

For several years

His Will dated June 12

While posted at Sea Island

Hamburg, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude buttonhole attachment on reverseAn example of a Hanseatic Cross of the Free City of Hamburg; a Maltese cross of silvered bronze with red enameled arms; the obverse depicting an outline of the Hamburg castle; the reverse plain, inscribed Fr Verdienst im Kriege, 1914 in Gothic lettering; on a double loop suspension from its correct replacement ribbon; measuring 40. 05 mm (w) x 40. 00 mm (h); weighing 18. 9 grams; light contact marks from age, but in overall near extremely fine