with broken chains around his right arm (symbolic of the liberation of the Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovak oppression)
minor loss of gilt wear
It was renamed Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog (Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn) in 1952
contact marks evident on both sides
A mint example of a Border Protection (Zollgrenzschutz/Customs Protection) long service award
Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross without Swords, 1957 Version Archive with broken chains around his(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes ohne Schwerter). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross without Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the twelve oclock arm topped by two ribbed bars