constructed of fine golden yellow BeVo style machine embroidery in the form of the standard Reichsbahn eagle with outstretched wings clutching a swastika and “RVD Kiew” in matching embroidery directly below the eagle
a Luftwaffebeamte auf Kriegsdauer Gehobener/Mitteler Dienst collar tab
intact lugs with unique folded pin
with some slight restoration of black lacquer as is usually the case with this award
5 mm (h) with a 25 mm-long needle
Germany, Imperial. A Bremen Hanseatic Cross Newly Listed constructed of fine golden yellow(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 Bremen, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), measuring 39. 72 mm (w) x 43. 86 mm (h), 19. 7 grams, in better than very fine condition.