Germany, Imperial. A 1912 General Merit Medal GTRexclude Kreuz der Ritter mit Schertern)

Kreuz der Ritter mit Schertern)

evidence of attempt to grind off obverse swastika

otherwise it is without interruption in the fabrics

September 1941)

A grouping of two first war Imperial German patriotic badges

Germany, Imperial. A 1912 General Merit Medal GTRexclude Kreuz der Ritter mit Schertern)(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) inside of a laurel wreath, the reverse with the monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II above a date of 1912, unmarked, measuring 39. 20 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.