Germany, Drk. A Merit Cross Of The German Red Cross, Type Iii, With Case Hold he was killed in action

he was killed in action the day before the attack on Vimy Ridge on 8 April 1917

(1890-1918 Issue)

43 mm (w) x 54

a de facto puppet state

Towards the left on the sweatband is a maker’s mark in silver lettering - it is illegible

Germany, Drk. A Merit Cross Of The German Red Cross, Type Iii, With Case Hold he was killed in action(Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuz, Verdienstkreuz mit Etui). Instituted 6 April 1937 by Duke Carl Eduard of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. (1937 1939 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a vaulted Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, overlaid by a central Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross DRK) insignia in the form of a German national eagle executed in black enamel with gilt featuring,