Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords

(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date “1939” in raised numbering, measuring 48.85 mm (w) x 48.65 mm (h); weighing 21.8 grams; in virtually mint condition.