Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt Newly Listed Slovakian lion mark on the

Slovakian lion mark on the reverse

bottom on left and right)

enamel chipping evident on the centrepiece ring)

an edelweiss sleeve insignia

waving ribbons extend from under the crossguard of the central sword to the edges of the cross between at 3 and 9 o'clock

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt Newly Listed Slovakian lion mark on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, 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 pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 16 mm (h),