Germany, Imperial. A Lübeck Hanseatic Cross Auction with an oak leaf border

with an oak leaf border and pair of acorns at the base

Marriage announcement of Heinrich Graf Schönfeldt with Porsche stamp

(Verdienstkreuz am Kriegsband)

Accompanied by its award booklet (un-named

Both dates fall into the general Battle of Kursk period

Germany, Imperial. A Lübeck Hanseatic Cross Auction with an oak leaf border(Hanseatenkreuz). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, with a red enameled centrepiece bearing a silvered coat of arms of the city of Lbeck, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), measuring 40. 28 mm (w) x 43. 95 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in