A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of Kansas 66085 / U S

Kansas 66085 / U S A"

War Merit Cross with without Swords

particularly in the context of the Stab-in-the-back myth

number 267714

scattered chipping in the blackened finish

A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of Kansas 66085 / U SA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a shortened period original ribbon with small holes from previous attachment via a safety pin; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering;