along with being stamped in black ink "449" above a rectangular box inscribed "11-89" on the lining below
constructed of gilded magnetic metal with machine embroidered
unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a version “A” produced by B
the acorn head in multiple rows of bullion wire
he was posted to the 11 Gun Twin Screw Protected Cruiser H
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations United Republic of along with being stamped in(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, consructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler &