Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed Suspended together with locking pinback

Suspended together with locking pinback

the inscription in Latin VICTORIA FRIDERICI MAGN having worn off the shield in her left hand

centre medallion exhibiting a handmade Cuban coat of arms

measuring 40 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

under age personnel and those who sought transfer to the United States Army in the United Kingdom

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed Suspended together with locking pinback(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 20 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams,