A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed maker marked ELLIS BROS

maker marked ELLIS BROS

Military Merit Order 4th Class

soiling evident on the reverse but the photograph has inherited only minor spotting

Also included are (1) 28 Bulgarian (Socialist) Documents: People's Republic of Bulgaria Party Membership Identification Booklet (dated May 21

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A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed maker marked ELLIS BROSA fine quality War merit Cross First Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter); in heavily silvered bronze; with a vertical banko style pinback and a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked L 15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim on the obverse of the pin; measuring 49. 24 mm x 49. 25 mm; weighing 15. 9 grams; near extremely fine condition. (C: 163)