Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Buy Now excellent overall quality

excellent overall quality

Very light crazing evident in the white enamels on the right arm on the reverse of the Grand Cross Badge

the date of his death was not stated

The medal was produced by Metallic Art of New York

cypher of Leopold I (LL RR) on the reverse centrepiece

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Buy Now excellent overall quality(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & Oesterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 48.