Saxony, Kingdom. A War Merit Cross Auction four 17 mm black metal

four 17 mm black metal buttons

with all of its original silver finish lost through time

It is an official propaganda photo that shows a wounded Senior Lieutenant and Company Leader giving instructions to a messenger

I pulled his shoulders around so that freed his chest a little

Saxony, Kingdom. A War Merit Cross Auction four 17 mm black metal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Issued 1915 1918. A bronze Latin cross with a laurel wreath between the arms of the cross; the obverse depicting the leftward facing bust of Friedrich, circumscribed by his name and title; the arms of the cross depict the Saxon crown, as well as the date 1915; the reverse is inscribed with the crowned royal monogram of Friedrich August; the arms inscribed WELTKRIEG (German World War); on a double loop for suspension from its