wearing an Iron Cross 1st Class
along with peeling and loss in the fabric on the right side near the bottom
5) A Hindenburg Cross ribbon with swords
Sergeant Harry Morris Brown
likely cleaned by veteran
Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, Iv Class, C.1913 Auction wearing an Iron Cross 1stInstituted in 1807. In silver, reverse impressed "No 39" on the right arm and "344" on the left arm (No 39344), measuring 34 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, contact marks, better than very fine. Footnote: The St. George Cross was established in a February 1807 decree of Emperor Alexander I, intended as a reward for "undaunted courage" by the lower ranks (soldiers, sailors and NCOs) of the military. On September 10, 1916, the