Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Stein United Republic of Document for the Merit Cross

Document for the Merit Cross of the German Red Cross

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The clasp offered here is a prime example of this published type

A German National Youth Sports Badge

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Stein United Republic of Document for the Merit Cross(Erinnerungs Krug). Constructed of glazed off white earthenware, the exterior bearing a hand painted dedication reading DER HEIMET DANK NIMM TAPFERER HELD ENTGEGEN DU GABST SO VIEL UND SIE KANN WENIG GEBEN ES SPENDE UNS DIE ZUKUNFT IHREN SEGEN DIE KRAFT ZU NEUER TAT ZU NEUEM LEBEN (ACCEPT THE HOMELAND'S THANKS, BRAVE HERO, FOR YOU GAVE SO MUCH AND IT GAVE SO LITTLE. MAY THE FUTURE GRANT US ITS BLESSING FOR THE STRENGTH FOR NEW DEEDS AND NEW LIVES),