Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Auction with multiple dents

with multiple dents

it was often used by William II and his successor

five with their pins

of Escort to Remains of President Abraham Lincoln / April 1865" on the reverse

The mobilization headquarters was at Vancouver

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Auction with multiple dents(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for Otto Schikle, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 26 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 7 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.