URICH FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AERIAL FLIGHT 14 February 1970 to 2 February 1971 GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON THIS 27th DAY OF February 1971"
Constructed of a heavy white cotton twill base
extremely fine as a fine group
A Fine Quality Screw Back Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 - magnetic core
was second only to that of Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander) Otto Kretschmer
Germany, Weimar Republic. A Baltic Cross Hold URICH FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE(Baltenkreuz). Constructed of silvered and gilded bronze, consisting of a narrow Geneva Cross, the obverse overlaid by a gilded Lily Cross, the reverse with two visible clips securing the obverse applique in place, with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 09 mm (w) x 44. 85 mm (h), weighing 13. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.