A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By H. Kreisel In Its Packet Of Issue Hold Scar 3" long

Scar 3" long

marked "L/16"

and later awarded the Coronation Medal 1953

but neither decision affected his career

accompanied by its matching ribbon bar

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By H. Kreisel In Its Packet Of Issue Hold Scar 3" longA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension (marked 67 for H. Kreisel, Gablonz Neie); with its mint and unissued period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and 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