Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Otto Sinner, C. 1935 Auction Archive Nursing Service

Nursing Service

all printed on wartime paper and with handwritten reverse inscriptions

A Fine and Rare Zimmermann Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 Grouping to Hauptmann (later Major) Jürgen von Nottbeck

late 1930’s period issue

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Otto Sinner, C. 1935 Auction Archive Nursing Service(Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918). An iron cross paty constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse centre bears the dates 1914 1918 encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and unmarked, with loop for suspension on a red, black and white striped ribbon with metal backer and horizontal pinback,, measuring 37. 76 mm (w) x 41.