Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler Auction lightly soiled ribbon on the

lightly soiled ribbon on the Miniature medal)

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Although there is dirt residue evident from years of storage without its box top

SCHUCHARD DARMSTADT

Fürstenau dated 14 November 1943

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler Auction lightly soiled ribbon on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern, mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams,