Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold Second model

Second model

Half of the visor stitching has detached from the interior

measuring 91x140mm

being a very difficult decision

which employed him on financial business in Northern Russia and Finland in 1919

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold Second model(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central date of 1939 within a laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 70 mm (w) x 49. 34 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.