with a silvery machine-embroidered border along the top and bottom edges
maker marked “S” on the bottom arm of the cross for “G
near extremely fine condition with light soiling and scuffing
An American Silver Star to Jack Grieve for Action in Korea- Bronze gilt with a silver star affixed to the centre on the obverse
Saxony, Kingdom. A Non-Commissioned Officer’s Long Service Cross, I Class For 15 Years, C.1915 Auction Archive with a silvery machine-embroidered border(Dienstauszeichnung 1. Klasse fr Unteroffiziere). Instituted 6 September 1913 by King Friedrich August III. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of copper, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse with a central monogram of King Friedrich August III, the reverse with a central number 15 in Roman numerals, unmarked, measuring 35. 56 mm (w) x 39. 58 mm (h), weighing 14. 0 grams, in near