Seven vertical strips of fine silver-coloured wire interlaced with white threading
small chip to blue ring on reverse otherwise enamels intact
backed by a large swastika
extremly fine condition
It was noted that Mercer "Could walk 15 miles with (a) pack on joining army
Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold Seven vertical strips of fine(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the