2nd Class neck Cross with Swords
with a handwritten message in black ink
(Militär-Verdienstkreuz IV )
67 - Award Document for Iron Cross 2nd class 1939
A textbook example of a second war period silver grade Submarine Front Clasp “U-Boot Frontspange”
Württemberg, Kingdom. A 9-Year Long Service Medal Auction 2nd Class neck Cross with(Dienstauszeichnung fr 9 Jahre). Instituted 19 July 1913 by King Wilhelm II. (1913 1921 issue). Constructed of nickel silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central raised crown, within a laurel wreath, the reverse with an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE BEI DER FAHNE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE FLAG), above a wreathed number 9 in Roman numerals, unmarked, measuring 31. 35 mm in diameter, in very fine