Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class United Republic of just inside the opening on

just inside the opening on the left side

measuring 323x450mm

Both served in the Luftwaffe

5mm (w) x 19mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class United Republic of just inside the opening on(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei number, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine