War Commemorative Cross (with pinback)

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SKU: 02.SXC.0121.101.01.001

Estimated market value:

$50 USD

  • War Commemorative Cross (with pinback) Obverse
  • War Commemorative Cross (with pinback) Reverse
  • War Commemorative Cross (with pinback) Reverse

Estimated market value:

$50 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Composition
    Bronze
  • Inscription
    Obv: CE 1914
  • Size
    29.5x30mm

Physical Description and Item Details


A cross pattée with smooth arms and a raised double border, constructed of bronze. The obverse 12 o’clock arm features the crowned monogram ‘CE’, the centre the date ‘1914’, and the 6 o’clock arm a laurel branch. The reverse centre features the Saxon coat of arms and a vertical pinback.
A variant without the coat of arms on the reverse is known to exist.

History


The War Commemorative Cross was instituted by Duke Carl Eduard of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha in 1914. Initially, the plan was for every citizen of Coburg-Gotha who fought in the war to receive the cross. However, the war went on much longer than initially anticipated. Therefore, as of November 12, 1916, the cross was awarded to nurses and other medical staff for merit in war welfare.

In 1922, the cross was reissued in the form of a pinback cross as a commemorative decoration for former soldiers of veterans’ societies.

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