Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed A Miniature Austrian Order of

A Miniature Austrian Order of Franz Joseph in Gold by R

52 mm (w) x 69

with swivel silver gilt crown

marked with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/17” for F

stamped onto the reverse ricasso

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed A Miniature Austrian Order of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather