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

(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 48.09 mm (w) x 49.06 mm (h), weighing 23.4 grams, in extremely fine condition.