Hamburg, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude While posted at Sea Island

While posted at Sea Island

For several years

buttonhole attachment on reverse

with 35cm of original ribbon

Hamburg, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude While posted at Sea IslandAn example of a Hanseatic Cross of the Free City of Hamburg; a Maltese cross of silvered bronze with red enameled arms; the obverse depicting an outline of the Hamburg castle; the reverse plain, inscribed Fr Verdienst im Kriege, 1914 in Gothic lettering; on a double loop suspension from its correct replacement ribbon; measuring 40. 05 mm (w) x 40. 00 mm (h); weighing 18. 9 grams; light contact marks from age, but in overall near extremely fine