Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude 1926 in Tianjin to a

1926 in Tianjin to a German family living and working abroad

identified on the reverse as Colonel Henry Bertram

He trained at Manning Pool

It is no surprise therefore than an item belonging to the Obrenović Family found its way to "Hammer Galleries" in New York (the business is still in existence today)

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude 1926 in Tianjin to a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter). A Maltese cross in tombak; on loop for suspension marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn manufacture; with an absolutely mint period original ribbon; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 48. 54 mm x 48. 18