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Title Hindenburg Cross without swords
Nationality German
Period 1934
Price £20.00

Instituted 13 July 1934 by President Hindenburg for all service personnel in WW1. Front line troops received the 'swords' type, other elements got it without swords, both in die struck iron with a bronze finish. Widows and parents of the dead got it in blackened iron. The reverse is maker marked 'CW'.

There is a little staining to the back and front of the medal, but otherwise it is in good shape.

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