Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive the city of Essen

the city of Essen

with radiant sun rays between the quadrants

with Kirby being taken on strength by the 6th Reserve Battalion on January 31

parade mounting with an iron core

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive the city of Essen(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 22. 2