Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed with two punched holes on

with two punched holes on left edge

it is stamped in black ink with the British Broad Arrow acceptance mark

at the age of 86 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery

measuring 35 mm (w) x 54 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

gold bullion wire on lilac cloth backing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed with two punched holes on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a thick wire catch, marked 4 on the pinback (Steinhauer & Lck), measuring 48. 51 mm (w) x 48. 48 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 g, very fine.