Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity 5th Infantry Battalion: Military Cross

5th Infantry Battalion: Military Cross

The Rifles have sometimes been called upon to help quell civil disruptions in Montreal and Valleyfield

Instituted 1936

Junior Technician Rank Sleeve Patch (light blue embroidered insignia

There is slight flecking of the enamel from wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity 5th Infantry Battalion: Military Cross(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central date of 1939 within a laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 70 mm (w) x 49. 34 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.