German Social Welfare Decoration - First Class Newly Listed "to be ready for sea"

"to be ready for sea" on May 1

measuring 170 mm

The totenkopf badges appear to have never been removed and are original to this cap

attested at Manchester on 17 June 1874

German Social Welfare Decoration - First Class Newly Listed "to be ready for sea"German Social Welfare Decoration First Class neck cross, in bronze gilt, 52. 54mm(w) x 57. 23mm(h), with full length of period neck ribbon, no chipping to enamels, in slightly worn condition; cross is unmarked, but this is a textbook example manufactured by Godet, Berlin; in typical Godet (red) LDO style case of issue, also containing button hole miniature ribbon and ribbon bar, showing age, in very fine condition.