War Honour Cross of the Honour League of German World War Participants

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SKU: 02.WMR.0204.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$50 USD

  • War Honour Cross of the Honour League of German World War Participants Obverse
  • War Honour Cross of the Honour League of German World War Participants Reverse

Estimated market value:

$50 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Composition
    Copper
  • Inscription
    Obv.: 1914 1918 Rev.: EHRENBUND DEUTSCH. WELTKRIEGSTEILNEHMER - E.V.
  • Size
    40mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the War Honour Cross of the Honour League of German World War Participants is attributed to Joachim Specht at Wikipedia and is in the public domain through the CC-SA 3.0 Unported License. This image has been cropped. For more information see the following page: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Kriegsehrenkreuz_Ehrenbund_Vorderseite_2_JS.jpg

History


The War Honour Cross of the Honour League of German World War Participants was donated by the "Ehrenbund deutscher Weltkriegsteilnehmer e.V." in Munich. To acquire the award, one had to join the association as a member.

The award statutes state that all German soldiers who had participated in the World War and belonged to the "Ehrenbund deutscher Weltkriegspartner e.V." were eligible to receive it. Front fighters could request the cross with the addition of swords at the top. The cross was awarded with a certificate.

This single class award is in the shape of a Maltese cross. The obverse features the Imperial eagle with crown framed by a narrow oak leaf wreath in the centre. The shield in front of the eagle is enamelled in black/white/red. The two horizontal cross arms feature the inscriptions 1914 (on the left arm) and 1918 (on the right arm).

The reverse features the inscription "EHRENBUND DEUTSCH. WELTKRIEGSTEILNEHMER - E.V." ("Honour League of German World War Participants") framed by an oak leaf wreath.

The award was worn on the left breast, on a black/white/red ribbon.

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