Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, by Otto Schickle
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code “L15” for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim, measuring 48.18 mm (w) x 47.88 mm (h), weighing 19.1 grams, with loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.

