Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of stamped "830571 / MOORE J

stamped "830571 / MOORE J F / 3 LAB BATT / P / CANADIANS"

His coronation took place on February 25

measuring 104 mm (w) x 131 mm (h)

light edge wear evident on the exterior

Meyer was on board the USS Eagle #25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of stamped "830571 / MOORE J(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period