Germany, Federal Republic. An Order Of Merit, I Class Officer With Case, Ladies Issue, By Steinhauer & Luck Archive printed by the United States

printed by the United States Printing Office in Washington D

the earlier awards with contact marks but otherwise generally very fine or better

extremely clean)

but fell with him back of the French lines"

measures approximately 15

Germany, Federal Republic. An Order Of Merit, I Class Officer With Case, Ladies Issue, By Steinhauer & Luck Archive printed by the United States(Verdienstkreuz, I Klasse). Instituted 7 September 1951. A Leopold cross paty constructed of gilt bronze, the obverse centre bears a black enamel eagle with outstretched wings, the arms are red enamel with smooth gilt bronze edges, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with closed ball catch, measuring 47. 37 mm, weighing 16. 2 g; accompanied by a corresponding Lapel Ribbon of the same enameled cross paty on a red, white and black striped