Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of War Merit Decorations
(Kriegsverdienstkreuze). A pair of War Merit decorations, including a War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”), unmarked, measuring 32.12 mm in diameter, weighing 13.7 grams, accompanied by its period original package of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, maker marked “PAUL MEYBAUER, BERLIN”, measuring 58 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), also accompanied by a ribbon bar affixed to a 32 mm-long card stock core with a horizontal pinback, in overall very fine condition, and; a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “32” for Wilhelm Hobacher, Vienna, measuring 48.85 mm (w) x 49.50 mm (h), weighing 23.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.

