Hamburg, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude While posted at Sea Island

While posted at Sea Island

His Will dated June 12

For several years

buttonhole attachment on reverse

with 35cm of original ribbon

Hamburg, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude While posted at Sea IslandAn 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