A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed 43 mm x 51 mm

43 mm x 51 mm

soiling evident on the reverse but the photograph has inherited only minor spotting

A Boer War & WWI Group of Four Awards to the Physical Fitness Staff - Queen's South Africa Medal

maker marked ELLIS BROS

Military Merit Order 4th Class

A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed 43 mm x 51 mmA fine quality War merit Cross First Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter); in heavily silvered bronze; with a vertical banko style pinback and a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked L 15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim on the obverse of the pin; measuring 49. 24 mm x 49. 25 mm; weighing 15. 9 grams; near extremely fine condition. (C: 163)