defaced by a silvered bronze starburst which obscured additional inscriptions
likely due to wounds from gas at Ypres
It was originally conferred upon the male and female descendants of the prince to foster bonds of kinship and friendship
with an age-appropriate patina visible throughout
A grouping of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Cloth Insignia, Heer and Waffen-SS Issue United Republic of defaced by a silvered bronze(Wehrmacht Insignien Stoffausfhrung). A pair of cloth insignia, including: 1. A Heer Engineers Leutnant shoulder board, constructed of black wool with a rigid card stock core and topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), demonstrating some fatigue to the wire, in uniform removed and very fine condition. 2. A Waffen SS one