Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Silver, Post-1957 Reissue Hold she proceeded to the Mare

she proceeded to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul to her machinery and alterations

edge nicks and contact marks on both

53 mm x 76 mm

with hardly any bronze finish remaining

In May 1945

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Silver, Post-1957 Reissue Hold she proceeded to the Mare(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the centre with a denazified War Merit Cross within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line with a silver core in the middle, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a