Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Friedrich Orth Hold with a silver border circumscribed

with a silver border circumscribed “Freie Schwesternschaft” in white enamels

Turkey (Ottoman Empire): Type II

thick embroidery

38 mm x 48 mm

centering beautifully executed eagle in grey wires

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Friedrich Orth Hold with a silver border circumscribed(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 17 mm (w) x 49. 50 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original pocket of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the obverse with an