Germany. A Mixed Lot of Medals
(Medaillen). A mixed lot of medals, including an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from a replacement ribbon retrieved from a War Merit Cross, consisting of a Cross Pattée with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse bearing wreathed dates “1914-1918”, the reverse maker marked “N. & H.” for Noelle & Hueck, Lüdenscheid, measuring 37.20 mm (w) x 41.41 mm (h), weighing 14.6 grams, in extremely fine condition; a Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39.86 mm (w) x 43.91 mm (h), weighing 9.3 grams, missing its pinback and with some loss of paint, in fair condition; a Bremen Hanseatic Cross, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from a replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée, the obverse with red enameled arms and with a central red enameled medallion bearing a silvered Bremen coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914”, unmarked, measuring 39.75 mm (w) x 43.70 mm (h), weighing 18.5 grams, in near extremely fine condition; a Bavarian King Ludwig Cross, constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 39.72 mm (w) x 45.66 mm (h), weighing 21.0 grams, in near extremely fine condition; a Kaiser Wilhelm I Centenary Medal, constructed of bronze, unmarked, measuring 40.06 mm in diameter, weighing 29.9 grams, missing its suspension loop, in very fine condition, and; a German State Crown patriotic pin, constructed of bronze, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), the reverse with a replacement pinback, in fair condition.

