Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords Auction Archive overall length 72mm (or 3

overall length 72mm (or 3 inches)

ornate locking clip and chain attached to the hanger

Vancouver Island

edged on the top and bottom sides by two black rayon strips

Nine months after his heroics at Passchendaele

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords Auction Archive overall length 72mm (or 3An example of a War Merit Cross Second Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter); Maltese cross in bronzed metal alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked) from its period original ribbon; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering;