Hamburg. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1917 Hold it was still being used

it was still being used by second-line and home guard units until the end of the Second World War

slack suspension claw

constructed of field-gray wool

measuring 59 mm x 51 mm

4) A Bravery Medal ribbon

Hamburg. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1917 Hold it was still being used1915 1918 issue. A Hanseatic Cross (Hanseatenkreuz); a silver cross with red enamels; the obverse depicting the Hamburg Coat of Arms; the reverse inscribed Fr Verdiesnt im Kriege 1914 (For Merit at War); unmarked; measuring 40. 09 mm (w) x 40. 00 mm (h); weighing 18. 9 grams; in overall near extremely fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations