Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity the obverse consisting of a

the obverse consisting of a red enameled eagle with a white shield in the center of the eagle’s chest

the handle with a bone grip which incorporates seven sets of three vertical rules each around its circumference

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Quebec City

trimmed with black threaded and silver aluminum wire piping

constructed of two rows of brown braided cord flanked by two rows of fine aluminum wire interlaced with black threading

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity the obverse consisting of a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing 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 Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.