constructed of a blue-grey cotton twill backer
missing red enameling in "CCCP"
the lid with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover
circumscribed by an inscription of “DEM DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“TO THE GERMAN MOTHER”)
as he has been hospitalized since January 31
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations United Republic of constructed of a blue-grey cotton(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of three decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 49. 41 mm (h), weighing 19. 7 grams, accompanied by its original package of issue,