Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold a Grand Officer

a Grand Officer

8 mm inclusive of its bow-tied ribbon suspension)

of Antonienhütte (Wirek)

Separation Allowance Sheets

reading “Ordensburgen” on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold a Grand Officer(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a screw and backplate, unmarked, measuring 49. 21 mm (w) x 48. 32 mm (h), weighing 29. 7 grams (inclusive of backplate), in near extremely fine condition.