Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on the reverse with Präsidialkanzlei code “3” for Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid, measuring 48.04 mm (w) x 47.57 mm (h), weighing 15.2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall near extremely fine condition.

