Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction 1910 in Wadersloh (western Germany)

1910 in Wadersloh (western Germany) and became a carpenter

round medal

he was discharged on June 6th

measuring 40 mm (w) x 63 mm (h - inclusive of silver crown

1917 to November 4

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction 1910 in Wadersloh (western Germany)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.