Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked certificate_of_authenticity dated 4 October 1952

dated 4 October 1952

including two small holes to the obverse

(2344687 PTE

intact prongs)

1935-1940 - Two-piece construction

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked certificate_of_authenticity dated 4 October 1952A grouping of two Third Reich German War Merit Crosses, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords by Klein & Quenzer. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) Instituted October 18th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a raised barrel