A German Imperial Honour Cross 2Nd Class For Merit In The Marine Voluntary Sector Auction bronze gilt with an overlaying

bronze gilt with an overlaying silver ribbon banner

and Armed Forces Athletic Competition Medal

he served as part of an occupation troop in Belgium in 1940 and 1941

light soiling on the red wool flap

In its matching cardboard box of issue

A German Imperial Honour Cross 2Nd Class For Merit In The Marine Voluntary Sector Auction bronze gilt with an overlayingTwo piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, black and blue enamels, unmarked, illustrating a fouled anchor on a German tri colour background in the centre, inscribed "FR VERDIENST IM MARINE VEREINSWESEN" on the centrepiece ring, marked on the arms clockwise from the left " D, B, M, V", 39. 8 mm, suspended from a bronze gilt loop bearing oak leaves with pinback, a tri colour ribbon fed through the loop, intact enamels, very light contact,