Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction round medal

round medal

1917 to November 4

1910 in Wadersloh (western Germany) and became a carpenter

Citation states: “In December

silver gilt cross pattée with sun-rays between the arms of the cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction round medal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.