Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive with two downward crossed swords

with two downward crossed swords and two sprigs of oak leaves tied with a ribbon at the bottom

NSFK symbol in high relief

illustrating three seagulls constructed of twisted silver aluminum wiring above crossed branches

he was appointed Aide de Camp General to The Queen on 17 March 1997

1906 and joined the Royal Navy on July 28

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive with two downward crossed swords(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.