Germany, Imperial. A Golden Military Merit Cross, Private Purchase Example, c. 1935 certificate_of_authenticity (Luftwaffe Felddivision Gepanzerte Nachrichtentruppe Kragenspiegel)

(Luftwaffe Felddivision Gepanzerte Nachrichtentruppe Kragenspiegel)

her sister USS Washington

measuring 55 mm (w) x 68 mm (h)

gilt and silvered bronze with red and yellow enamels

Germany, Imperial. A Golden Military Merit Cross, Private Purchase Example, c. 1935 certificate_of_authenticity (Luftwaffe Felddivision Gepanzerte Nachrichtentruppe Kragenspiegel)(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central medallion overlaid by a raised inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT), situated above laurel branches, the reverse bearing a central medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Wilhelm I, unmarked, measuring 39. 04 mm (w) x 42. 44 mm (h), weighing 11. 5