Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Hanseatic Crosses Republic of centrepiece along with the adjoining

centrepiece along with the adjoining crossed swords and crown suspension are loose

Issued 1807-1918

held in place via intact lugs and pin

named to Leesten as a Stabs Obersteuermann serving aboard the destroyer Hermannn Schoemann

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Hanseatic Crosses Republic of centrepiece along with the adjoining(Hanseatenkreuze). A pair of Hanseatic Crosses, including: 1. A Hamburg issue award, constructed of silvered copper with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, overlaid by a central red enameled medallion bearing a silvered Hamburg coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), unmarked, measuring