A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of the star is rimmed with

the star is rimmed with silver  wire

scattered chipping in the blackened finish

particularly in the context of the Stab-in-the-back myth

Although the men did not fight as Rocky Mountain Rangers

Kansas 66085 / U S A"

A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of the star is rimmed withA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a shortened period original ribbon with small holes from previous attachment via a safety pin; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering;