Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive all four sides of the

all four sides of the azure blue and black stripe bearing a shield in red and white embroidery in the centre

three are aluminum (one with red

with the original institution date “1870” in raised numbering on the lower arm

all three push pin points and enamels intact)

Tremaine with a strength of 36 officers and 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive all four sides of the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in