Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now Pleasant I

Pleasant I

along with raised area in light brown felt that is slotted for the enamelled ribbon bar

118 x 88mm

England aboard the Hospital Ship S

/ Now forever their memory we keep

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now Pleasant I(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, 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. 63 mm (w) x 48. 53 mm (h), weighing 23.