Hamburg. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Auction Bruststern zum Ehrenkomturkruez)

Bruststern zum Ehrenkomturkruez)

Frehrking was now in command of the Company

Mounted to medal bar with original ribbons

Five Japanese submarines were lost in waters of the Nansei Shoto during April and May of 1945

along with faint scratches common to extraction and return to the scabbard

Hamburg. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Auction Bruststern zum Ehrenkomturkruez)(Hanseatenkreuz). Instituted on 10 September 1915. A Hanseatic Cross constructed of silver plated bronze and red enamels, the obverse depicts the Hamburg Coat of Arms in a central medallion, the reverse bears the inscription Fr Verdienst im Kriege 1914 (For Merit in the 1914 War), on loop for suspension from a ribbon with two red stripes on a white background, measures 40. 90 mm (w) x 44. 93 mm (h), and in near extremely fine condition.