War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (gilded zinc
with Longines trademark used from 1889-1905
but having the words "Dawson" on a ribbon banner with "YT" (Yukon Territory) underneath followed by "Canada" on a second ribbon banner
The lid features an inscription in pre-revolutionary Russian Cyrillic orthography of “БЕЗЪ ХЛѢБА
the reverse inscribed “Für Verdienst” (German - For Merit)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Gold Grade with Swords, by Petz & Lorenz certificate_of_authenticity War Merit Cross 2nd Class(Spanienkreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with swords piecing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central raised mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a privately