Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Archive a collection of books on

a collection of books on her lap

With Oakleaf rim

small indentations on two ball finials on the reverse

Charlottestr

The cap is flanked on each side by a black magnetic metal rivet securing in place a black leather chinstrap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Archive a collection of books on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48.