Germany, Third Reich. The War Merit Cross, by Gordon Williamson and Josef Charita Newly Listed while the reverse ricasso is

while the reverse ricasso is etched with a serial number of “N24764”

twenty-nine with screwbacks

was issued to participants in the 1811 British expedition to the Dutch-controlled island of Java in present-day Indonesia

750 were awarded

on a loop for suspension from its period-original sash ribbon

Germany, Third Reich. The War Merit Cross, by Gordon Williamson and Josef Charita Newly Listed while the reverse ricasso isHardcover, entitled "The War Merit Cross" by Gordon Williamson and Josef Charita, First Edition, copyrighted by Gordon Williamson in 2005, published by R. James Bender Publishing of San Jose, California, printed in China, ISBN 1 932970 06 1. It chronicles in great detail the history of the War Merit Cross through the extensive use of detailed text and photographs. As stated on the back cover: "The War Merit Cross awards have always been seen as