Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn

(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 revere with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “1” for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48.66 mm (w) x 48.54 mm (h), weighing 23.5 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident, in very fine condition.