The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hanseatic War Cross of Merit instituted in 1915 for serving or former members of the armed forces from the free Hanseatic towns of Bremen, Lubeck and Hamburg. The obverse is a red enamelled cross with silver edges. The symbol on the central medallion (in this case a key for the City of Bremen) indicated the city from which the recipient had come. The reverse is plain silver with the inscription 'FUR VERDIENST IM KREIGE 1914'. The ribbon was different for each city. In this case it is five white and four red stripes for Bremen.
Unknown. Part of a collection of 14 Imperial German decorations & medals obtained in Germany immediately after the 1814-18 War.
Bremen Hanseatic Cross. Unnamed as issued. A silver cross pattée. Obverse: Red glass enamel arms with the badge of Bremen, a diagonal key, on a red field in the centre disc. Reverse: Silver with the i
Lubeck Hanseatic Cross. Unnamed as issued. A silver cross pattée. Obverse: Red glass enamel arms with the badge of Lubeck, a double headed eagle, on a bronze centre disc. Reverse: Silver with the insc
Hamburg Hanseatic Cross. Unnamed as issued. A silver cross pattée. Obverse: Red glass enamel arms with the badge of Hamburg, a gate house with three turrets, on a red central disc. Reverse: Silver wit
Saxe-Meiningen Women's Merit Cross. Unnamed as issued. A bronze cross pattée convex surrounded by an oak leaf wreath, with a void between each of the arms. At the top a double sided hinged crown. Obv
Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War. Awarded by the Duke of Sachsen Meiningen to officers who showed special merit. Instituted on 7 March 1915. Bronze cross pattee with curved ends to arms and a duc
Prussian War Merit Cross for Auxiliary Aid. A silver Maltese cross stamped '938' between the top and right hand arms. Obverse: A central medallion with the intertwined letters WR (Wilhelm Rex). Revers
