A Case For A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude Miniature Afghanistan Medal 1878-1880 -

Miniature Afghanistan Medal 1878-1880 - KABUL

where his father was employed as a rural postman

In Gold grade (gold wash nearly completely gone)

Ir) Naming is officially engraved

he was treated for a case of Scarlet Fever and admitted to Westminster Hospital in London

A Case For A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude Miniature Afghanistan Medal 1878-1880 -A case for a Kriegsvedienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a lightly textured black faux leather (leatherette) exterior; with the outlines of a War Merit Cross with Swords embossed on the outside lid; interior lid lined with off white satin; recessed medal bed; intact interior fabric hinge cover; missing exterior paper hinge; measuring 68 mm x 68 mm; some marks from storage; near very fine condition.