An Austrian Military Merit Cross; 1St Class Cross Second Period (1914-1918) certificate_of_authenticity the DRL insignia flanked by

the DRL insignia flanked by the inscriptions "Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen" (German Reich Federation for Physical Education) above and "Ortsgruppe Darmstadt" (Local Group Darmstadt) below on the padded inside lid

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this is a letter about several men who had redeemed themselves in this way

Sheik Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai

An Austrian Military Merit Cross; 1St Class Cross Second Period (1914-1918) certificate_of_authenticity the DRL insignia flanked byCollector's Copy by Rothe of Vienna, c. 1960; Multi piece construction, silver with red and white enamels, Gold lettering in the centrepiece, marked "925" (silver), marked "WIEN" (Vienna), dual hallmarked for Rothe of Vienna and the unofficial mark with the Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the number "3" to the left of her head indicating the silver fineness and the letter "A" to the right of her head indicating