Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords, by Steinhauer & Lück
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 integrated catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “4” for Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 49.30 mm (w) x 48.80 mm (h), weighing 18.3 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall near extremely fine condition.

