WW1 Imperial German Army Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Military Service Medal Award russian intelligence Leather - Deer Design

Leather - Deer Design

the original screw attachment has been replaced with two with modern pins and clasps

In the centre of the front side of the medal there is a relief image of the contour of the Crimean Peninsula

The full-size medal

WW1 Imperial German Army Hamburg Hanseatic Cross Military Service Medal Award russian intelligence Leather - Deer DesignReproduction of the WW1 Hanseatic Cross award City of Hamburg. Full size medal 9 x 4 Cm, weight 22g. One of the Military Orders introduced by the Three Hanseatic City States of Bremen, Hamburg and Lubeck in 1915. They were the Hanseatic equivalents of the Prussian Iron Cross, and were earned through merit and bravery in war. This is the Hamburg version of the medal, which features the Three Towered Castle arms of Hamburg at the centre. The reverse