Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Buy Now died on October 12

died on October 12

cypher of Leopold I (LL RR) on the reverse centrepiece

excellent overall quality

and 9 July 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Buy Now died on October 12(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & Oesterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 48.