Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister
(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “50” for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48.32 mm (w) x 48.28 mm (h), weighing 17.6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

