Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Province of China (Issued 1863-1918)

(Issued 1863-1918)

Constructed of a cardboard-reinforced black wool base

only to find the island completely abandoned

The Philippine Liberation Medal is intended to recognize military service during the last eleven months of the Second World War

framed by a full wreath of laurel leaves and attached to an ornate bracket bearing oak leaves and acorns

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Province of China (Issued 1863-1918)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.