Germany, Imperial. A Lübeck Hanseatic Cross Newly Listed with the edge trimmed in

with the edge trimmed in heavy twisted gilded cording to indicate outstanding performance

5mm x 65mm

mounted onto a 47 mm long needle pin

enduring three weeks treatment and released on February 26th

026 other ranks and served in France and Belgium with the 11th Infantry Brigade

Germany, Imperial. A Lübeck Hanseatic Cross Newly Listed with the edge trimmed in(Hanseatenkreuz). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, with a red enameled centrepiece bearing a silvered coat of arms of the city of Lbeck, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), measuring 40. 28 mm (w) x 43. 95 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in