Germany - Imperial: Honour Cross 1914-1918 with Swords for Combatants, reverse bearing raised makers mark ’N’ within a diamond and beneath ‘B & N.’, this an unidentified maker but mostly probably a variant for Berg & Nolte of Lüdenscheid. A very good example of type.
Condition: bronze wash very crisp, Nearly Extremely Fine.
The Cross was instituted on 13th July 1934 by President Field Marshal Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg and is often referred to as the ‘Hindenburg Cross’. There were three versions - for combatants, non-combatants and next of kin - the latter being awarded to the widows and parents of those who died during the conflict. Designed by Eugene Godet, this was the first and only commemorative medal issued by the Third Reich.
