Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper Buy Now Measuring 70 mm x 49

Measuring 70 mm x 49 mm

then posted to the Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot at Sunningdale on February 21st

very minor chip in the enamel

suspended from its period-original ribbon (with evidence of previous collector’s mounting)

along with his Military Medal

Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper Buy Now Measuring 70 mm x 49(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring approximately 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),