Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive the medal bed with a

the medal bed with a 35

(1939-1944)

on original ribbon with brooch pinback)

An early example

number impressed "143373" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive the medal bed with a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in