Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, With Swords In Case certificate_of_authenticity The badge (or Jewel as

The badge (or Jewel as it's known in Masonic terms) would have been awarded as a reward for charitable contributions to the Institute

1911) on page 3

engraver marked with the initials "JL" (Vogel and Langa) below the branches at the bottom

29 mm x 54

A textbook example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, With Swords In Case certificate_of_authenticity The badge (or Jewel as(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central raised mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 22 mm (w) x 47. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation