A Cased German Cross In Gold Awarded To Petty Officer Gerhard Friese Of S26/1St E-Boat Flotilla certificate_of_authenticity have been lost to time

have been lost to time

this example is shown on page 163 of Angolia's publication

marked "STERLING" and "REG'D'04" on the reverse

He was posted as an Aircraftman Second Class

3 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit on January 31

A Cased German Cross In Gold Awarded To Petty Officer Gerhard Friese Of S26/1St E-Boat Flotilla certificate_of_authenticity have been lost to timeA fine quality manufacture, cased and extremely well preserved German Cross in Gold; four rivets on the reverse; double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a quality black enameled rotated swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year (1941); inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line with a silver core in the middle; broad vertical