Germany, Imperial. A Bremen Hanseatic Cross United Republic of on a dark blue cloth

on a dark blue cloth

navy blue felt exterior

A shako plate constructed of die stamped brass

with evident repair of enamels and minor lost of gilt

Germany, Imperial. A Bremen Hanseatic Cross United Republic of on a dark blue cloth(Hanseatenkreuz Bremen). Constructed of silvered copper with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central red enameled medallion overlaid by a silvered Bremen coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), topped by an integral loop with dual rings retaining an original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 39. 63 mm (w) x 43. 65 mm (h),