Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross for Non-Combatants Hold sporadic loss of shell paint

sporadic loss of shell paint

there is some enamel loss to the upper flags

an apprentice to a ship builder

Staff Sergeant Anthony Joseph Cecchini was discharged upon demobilization

reflecting the regiment’s adaptability and endurance in harsh and challenging conditions

Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross for Non-Combatants Hold sporadic loss of shell paint(Friedrich Kreuz fr Nichtkmpfer). Instituted 12 December 1914 by Duke Friedrich II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Friedrich II, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR), unmarked, measuring 37. 3mm (w) x 42. 0 mm (h), in extremely