Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Cross Of The Prussian Veterans Association, I Class With Case, By Heinrich Timm Archive known to posterity as St

known to posterity as St

standard procedure of the period)

the first three with crossed bronze swords

which celebrated the courage and martyrdom of outnumbered and outgunned Partisans and civilians

maker marked “Robert Metzger

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Cross Of The Prussian Veterans Association, I Class With Case, By Heinrich Timm Archive known to posterity as St(Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse des Preuischen Landes Kriegerverbandes mit Etui). Instituted 16 August 1921. (1925 1933 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms highlighted in gilt, with a central medallion bearing a raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGERVEREINS WESEN (FOR MERIT IN THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION), the quadrants joined by gilt plaques bearing the initials of the Prussian