Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48.82 mm (w) x 48.44 mm (h), weighing 17.2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

