Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Boutonniere Miniature, by J. Godet & Sohn Hold 83 mm (w) x 67

83 mm (w) x 67

He is commemorated on page  526 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance

Soiling and material fatigue consistent with age and field use are evident to both the interior and exterior

AH (in a civilian suit and coat)

One side is missing a central oak leaf

Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Boutonniere Miniature, by J. Godet & Sohn Hold 83 mm (w) x 67(Militr Verdienstkreuz, Miniatur). Instituted 27 February 1864 by King Wilhem I. (1864 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT), the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Wilhelm I, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop with a suspension ring connecting to a boutonniere retaininga period original ribbon, the butonniere