Lübeck, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1915 Auction Archive with Evans fifth from the

with Evans fifth from the left

both dark patina

An American Bronze Star to Frederick W

the obverse with a leftward-facing profile of Duke Ernst II circumscribed by name and title

the reverse “Für Verdienstvolle Mitarbeit bei den Olympischen Spielen/For Meritious Cooperation at the Olympic Games”

Lübeck, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1915 Auction Archive with Evans fifth from the(Hanseatenkreuz). Instituted 21 August 1915. A straight armed cross paty with slightly concave ends to the arm, constructed of silver, the obverse arms are red enamel, the centre bears a Lubeck coat of arms in black, white and red enamel, the reverse centre bears the inscription Fr Verdienst im Kriege 1914 (For Merit in the War 1914), measuring 40. 10 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), with suspension ring on a metal backed white and red striped ribbon (faded), very