Germany, Schleswig-Holstein. A Cross For The Schleswig-Holstein Army For The War Years 1848-1849 Hold with gilt and silvering wear

with gilt and silvering wear in the bullion on the RAF cap insignia

Louise Harris of Toronto

carrying troops

in New York City in 1884

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein. A Cross For The Schleswig-Holstein Army For The War Years 1848-1849 Hold with gilt and silvering wear(Erinnerungskreuz fr die schleswig holsteinische Armee an die Kriegsjahre 1848 1849, Eisen geschwrzt). Instituted in 1850. In blackened iron, magnetic, measuring 28. 8 mm (w) x 28. 5 mm (h), very light contact, replacement ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was cast from the iron cannon of the Danish ship of the line Christian VIII, destroyed by German bombardment at Eckernfrde in April 1849. In March 1848, the Germans of Schleswig