with an exterior beaded ring border
The German Cross in Gold certificate is made out to Feldwebel (Sergeant) Lindinger on May 18
moderate loss of finish is visible throughout the medal
the name is most likely Schmidt
He arrived in France on 7 June 1916 and saw action throughout the fighting at Ypres (June 1916) where he won his first Military Medal on the Somme
Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger Standartenführer Shoulder Board Auction Archive with an exterior beaded ring(Waffen SS Schulterklappe fr einen Standartenfhrer der Gebirgstruppe). Constructed of black wool with a rigid card stock core, topped by a layer of green wool, overlaid by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two rank pips, retaining a pebbled aluminum button with a reverse screw post and nut, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), demonstrating some material fatigue to the wool underlay (possibly consistent with