Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen. An Honour Cross In Gold, Second Class With Swords, C.1914 Auction Archive as part of the Battle

as part of the Battle of the Canal du Nord Allied offensive

Both feature exceptionally fine detail and are of very high quality manufacture

obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of Anton Bruckner inside a full wreath of laurel leaves

with insignia of the Reichsbahn service

"A" Company

Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen. An Honour Cross In Gold, Second Class With Swords, C.1914 Auction Archive as part of the Battle(Ehrenkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). Issued 1870 1918. A Gold Maltese cross with white enameled arms and with Gold crossed swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a silver gilt oval blue enameled medallion bearing a Gold rampant lion; the reverse with a similar silver gilt oval blue enameled medallion bearing a Gold Royal Monogram of Gnther Friedrich Carl; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 40. 38 mm