Germany, Federal Republic. An Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive when the Imperial Guard advanced

when the Imperial Guard advanced to break the Allied center

entitled "The Eighty-Fifth Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders in France and Flanders"

After one month in France

the other two stars having separated from the pickelhaube but accompanying it)

fully trimmed along the outer edge with a band of golden-yellow wool piping

Germany, Federal Republic. An Order of Merit, I Class Cross with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive when the Imperial Guard advanced(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms and bearing a central circular gilt medallion overlaid by a black enameled Federal Republic style German national eagle, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a functional locking catch, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), accompanied