Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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, maker marked on the pinback with Präsidialkanzlei code “4” for Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 48.46 mm (w) x 48.28 mm (h), weighing 15.8 grams, in extremely fine condition.

