Germany, Imperial. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Hold that are met by an

that are met by an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the opposing side

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the obverse with a central Gold medallion bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Duke Ernst I

A Signals insignia

Germany, Imperial. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Hold that are met by an(Hanseatenkreuz Hamburg). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured 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 Hamburg coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), unmarked, measuring 40. 26 mm (w) x 44. 00 mm (h), weighing