Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Franz Lipp Of Pforzheim GTRexclude some silver wash remains

some silver wash remains

vertical pinback (partially loose - fragile)

survived his own wartime service overseas as an officer with the Royal Regiment of Canada and returned from the war to manage the family firm

A 1925-1935 Gau Thürigen NSDAP badge

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Franz Lipp Of Pforzheim GTRexclude some silver wash remains(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronze metal alloy; on loop for suspension marked 72 for Franz Lipp, Pforzheim; with a period original ribbon with glue residue on the ribbon from previous collectors mounting; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of