Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords, by Steinhauer & Lück
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “4” for maker Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid,, measuring 49.47 mm (w) x 48.82 mm (h), weighing 18.6 grams, in very fine condition.

