Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Long Service Cross, I Class For 15 Years Auction Archive (Orden “pour le mérite” mit

(Orden “pour le mérite” mit Eichenlaub)

Burma and Indochina

surpassing their suffering in battle

highly detailed

he was alive but died soon after

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Long Service Cross, I Class For 15 Years Auction Archive (Orden “pour le mérite” mit(Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse fr 15 Jahre). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from a period original affixed to a trapezoidal bronze backplate with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a raised central crown, the reverse bearing a raised central number 15 in Roman numerals, unmarked, measuring 37. 34 mm (w) x 42. 01 mm (h), in overall near extremely fine condition.