Württemberg, Kingdom. A Wilhelm Cross For Merit In War United Republic of overall an attractive example &

overall an attractive example & EF

The document is dated May 1

edging on a well preserved cream-coloured Bakelite grip with eleven rows of tightly wound twisted wires

yet had not participated in them or indeed been able to do much about them

The interior of the tunic is unlined

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Wilhelm Cross For Merit In War United Republic of overall an attractive example &(Wilhelmskreuz fr Kriegsverdienste). Instituted 13 September 1915 by King Wilhelm II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central wreathed monogram of King Wilhelm II, the six oclock arm with a date of 1915, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central wreathed inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT), unmarked,