Germany, Imperial. A Hanseatic Cross, Bremen Issue GTRexclude inscribed “ЗA отвагу” in red

inscribed “ЗA отвагу” in red paint

the son of James Barton Wilson and Ana Ann Wilson

the waist is lined with three buttons for attachment to suspenders

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Germany, Imperial. A Hanseatic Cross, Bremen Issue GTRexclude inscribed “ЗA отвагу” in red(Hanseatenkreuz Bremen). Constructed of silvered copper with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central red enameled disc overlaid by a silvered Bremen coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), unmarked, measuring 39. 57 mm (w) x 43. 82 mm (h), weighing 19. 1 grams, in