Germany, Drk. A Merit Cross Of The German Red Cross, Type Iii, With Case Hold a de facto puppet state

a de facto puppet state

43 mm (w) x 54

with only very minor surface marks common to extraction and return to the scabbard

49 mm long pin (slightly bent)

It exhibits scuffing along with creasing and curling on the front cover

Germany, Drk. A Merit Cross Of The German Red Cross, Type Iii, With Case Hold a de facto puppet state(Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuz, Verdienstkreuz mit Etui). Instituted 6 April 1937 by Duke Carl Eduard of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. (1937 1939 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a vaulted Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, overlaid by a central Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross DRK) insignia in the form of a German national eagle executed in black enamel with gilt featuring,