OPIGEZ 1971" on the reverse
Reed attended Signal School at Fort Myer
Olav with collar are ranked 15th in the order of precedence
This may well be one of the U-Boats that Schmidt served on
with a small crease visible to the top right corner
Germany, Imperial. A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, with Case, to Otto Hartmann Auction Archive OPIGEZ 1971" on the reverse(Hanseatenkreuz Hamburg mit Etui). Constructed of silvered copper with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central red enameled medallion overlaid by a silvered Hamburg coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), unmarked, measuring 40. 16 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h), weighing 19.