Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Hold first sash is fabricated from

first sash is fabricated from silk

measuring 107 mm (w) x 107 mm (h) x 36 mm (d)

Instituted 19 July 1913 by Wilhelm II of Württemberg

and matching Wehrmacht Panzer Enlisted Man shoulder boards

bronze icons on the four points of the cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Hold first sash is fabricated from(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 12 mm (w) x 48. 08 mm (h), weighing 16. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.