Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now base with a recessed medal

base with a recessed medal bed in dark yellow felt

the obverse medallion presents a silver symbol of Yata Mirror on a dark blue enamelled field

The two main differences to most newspapers of its time were the fact that it was much larger than most

blue and white striped ribbon denoting 1896-1904 issue

A Grand Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now base with a recessed medal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h),