Germany, Federal Republic. A Lot of Orders of Merit Province of China the Order was ignored for

the Order was ignored for the rest of the 19th century until 1930 when it was re-instituted

As the Commander of a security division and Sea Captain

An Iron Cross First Class 1914 -  Iron core

37 mm in diameter with crown

Bailey - (28076 PTE

Germany, Federal Republic. A Lot of Orders of Merit Province of China the Order was ignored for(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland). A lot of Orders of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, including: 1. A Medal of Merit, constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, bearing a central Federal Republic style German national