Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now compiled by D

compiled by D

GAUNT & SON LONDON"

NALLY" on the reverse

light to moderate loss to the original black finish from age and wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now compiled by D(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 50 for maker Karl Gschiermeister, Wien, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 17. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original