Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Republic of with interior pockets on each

with interior pockets on each interior breast

bordered with wide red stripes

in turn ringed by red enamel with a raised silver order moto of of “AMAN

The album contains 43 pictures in no discernible order

chipping evident in the white and blue enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Republic of with interior pockets on each(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 38 mm (h), weighing 16. 8 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish, in near extremely fine