German WW1 Saxony War Merit Cross Group 100% original genuine medals RARE For Sale
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German WW1 Saxony War Merit Cross Group 100% original genuine medals RARE: $470.51
German WW1 Saxony War Merit Cross Group 100% original genuine medals RAREThe medals are:- - The Prussian Merit Cross for War Aid- The Merit Cross for War Aid was a war decoration of Prussia awarded during World War I. Instituted on the 5th December 1916, the cross was awarded for patriotic war aid service, without regard to status or rank. - The Saxony War Merit Cross- The Cross was instituted by King Friedrich August III on the 30th October 1915 ‘as recognition of outstanding patriotic activities during the current war’ (‘zur Anerkennung besonderer vaterländischer Betätigung während des gegenwärtigen Krieges’). It was awarded particularly for humanitarian work and especially to medical staff tending the sick and wounded. It was suppressed at the end of World War I in 1918. - The Red Cross, II class Cross (Weimarer Republik)- The Cross was instituted in 1922 after the Red Cross societies of the various states that had constituted the German Empire up to 1918 merged to form the German Red Cross. It was superseded with a National Socialist version in 1934. - The Saxony 15 Year Long Service Cross UK Postage will be Special Delivery 24 Hr International postage will be via the Bay Global Shipping Program - no exceptions
