Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown, Iii Class Cross In Gold, C.1900 Hold 5307th Composite Group (Provisional) "Merrill's

5307th Composite Group (Provisional) "Merrill's Marauders"

missing reverse horizontal pinback

inscribed “Vom Fels zum Meer” (German - From the boulder to the ocean) in gilt capital lettering

in the area of Premeti

3121 3-9-17)

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Crown, Iii Class Cross In Gold, C.1900 Hold 5307th Composite Group (Provisional) "Merrill's(Knigliche Kronen Orden, Kreuz III. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 18 October 1861 by King Wilhelm I. (1867 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a Gold frame and white enameled arms outlined in gilt, the obverse with a central Gold medallion bearing a raised crown, within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and arabesques, the reverse with an