Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: In 1886 crossed swords

Footnote: In 1886 crossed swords were added to the Order awards to reward wartime merit

Medal in silvered metal

Order of Istiklal - Comprising: Cross

trimmed with a silver aluminum wire tresse and white piping

Dewey had the rare distinction of being one of only four Americans entitled to wear a medal with their own image on it

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: In 1886 crossed swords(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing a makers mark of BERG & NOLTE, LDENSCHEID,