the spool is marked “Merkur”
if there was to be no first contingent medal
stamped in black ink "Paul Preuss
surrounded by the inscription "VALCARTIER CAMP 1914"
with maroon felt in the void of the crown and on its underside
Bulgaria, Kingdom. A German-Made Red Cross Badge, 2Nd Class Archive the spool is marked “Merkur”Second Pattern. In silver with red, white and green enamels, hallmarked with the German national (reichsmark) crescent moon and crown, and marked "925" (silver) on the reverse, measuring 31. 5 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm, small chip in the white enamels on the bead at the far right on the bottom row, original ribbon, near extremely fine. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and