Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Franz Klast & Söhne Newly Listed issued on water-resistant paper

issued on water-resistant paper

where he was posted to the Home Fleet with the Protected Cruiser H

with a celluloid button

horizontal pinback with an integrated hinge and a crimped flat wire catch on the reverse

handle with care

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Franz Klast & Söhne Newly Listed issued on water-resistant paper(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronze metal alloy; on loop for suspension marked 63 for Franz Klast & Shne, Gablonz an der Neisse; with a period original ribbon with glue residue on the ribbon from previous collectors mounting; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a