Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Tropical M43 Field Cap United Republic of gilt "4" designating it as

gilt "4" designating it as 4th award

however it was also awarded to members of the Spanish Civil Guard

engraved "PRESENTED TO JOHN MITIAS (sic) BY WOMENS INST

the reverse lightly textured and inscribed “Für Verdienste um das Deutsche Rote Kreuz” (German - For Service in the German Red Cross)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Tropical M43 Field Cap United Republic of gilt "4" designating it as(Kriegsmarine Tropenfelddienstmtze). Constructed of ribbed cotton twill with gently sloping side panels towards a scalloped front with silver aluminum bullion embroidery along the crown of the cap and the downward sloping panels. The cap features two plain ventilation grommets on each side in between the top crown and scalloped edged seam. The front center of the cap features a machine woven national tri colour (black white red) cockade on a woven tan