A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of and folding crease in the

and folding crease in the middle

Kansas 66085 / U S A"

number 267714

the star is rimmed with silver  wire

A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of and folding crease in theA 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;