Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 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 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 Präsidialkanzlei code “1” for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48.65 mm (w) x 48.62 mm (h), weighing 23.6 grams, in near mint condition.