A Mint War Merit Cross First Class In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed Red River 1870

Red River 1870

on Army cloth

War Dependent Gratuity Statement and documentation confirming his death at Orix Trench

the Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939

slightly loose core

A Mint War Merit Cross First Class In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed Red River 1870A mint and unissued Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse (without Swords ohne Schwerter); in fine quality silvered tombac; vertical slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 47. 59 mm x 47. 82 mm; weighing 15. 9 grams; accompanied by its original case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a black textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior; embossed on the outside of the lid with a silver outline