Germany, Schleswig-Holstein. A Cross For The Schleswig-Holstein Army For The War Years 1848-1849 Newly Listed with one prong on reverse

with one prong on reverse top (bottom one was broken off)

and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels and a stylized motto of “VIRIBUS UNITIS” (“Union is Strength”)

the platoon commanders reported that they had reached their assigned objectives and were digging in to secure the morning’s gains

when the Allies landed in North Africa

The scabbard in copper with a brass-coloured gilt

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein. A Cross For The Schleswig-Holstein Army For The War Years 1848-1849 Newly Listed with one prong on reverse(Erinnerungskreuz fr die schleswig holsteinische Armee an die Kriegsjahre 1848 1849, Eisen geschwrzt). Instituted in 1850. In blackened iron, magnetic, measuring 28. 8 mm (w) x 28. 5 mm (h), very light contact, replacement ribbon, near extremely fine.