Germany, Weimar Republic. A Prussian Golden Military Merit Cross With Documents To Otto Köhn, C.1935 United Republic of Instituted in 1898

Instituted in 1898

one clasp: Persian Gulf 1909-1914

Pennsylvania and died in Pittsburgh on July 5

flanked by the inscriptions "BOJOWNIKOM" at the left and "NIEPODLEGLOSCI" at the right

likely of WWII period Italian manufacture

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Prussian Golden Military Merit Cross With Documents To Otto Köhn, C.1935 United Republic of Instituted in 1898(Militr Ehrenzeichen 1. Klasse). Circa 1935 issue Military Merit Cross, of good good quality, unofficial manufacture, so called "private purchase", in gilded bronze; the obverse inscribed Kriegsverdienst (Military Merit); the reverse bearing the crowned Royal Monogram of Wilhelm Rex; with loop suspension, with its period original ribbon; measuring 44. 04 mm (w) x 38. 49 mm (h); weighing 16. 4 grams; accompanied by its original WW1 period case of