Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class United Republic of and by Command of Her

and by Command of Her Majesty under Her Royal Sign Manual of even date herewith hereunto subscribe their names this Twenty-first day of May

head of the lanyard with a 40 mm x 57 mm silvered zinc badge displaying the Wehrmacht eagle above a shield fronted by crossed swords

dated to Jugenheim on April 26

just inside the opening on the left side

5mm (w) x 19mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class United Republic of and by Command of Her(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