Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tunic Breast Eagle Auction and the War Merit Cross

and the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

An early and mint example of a German Cross in Silver Miniature

A plebiscite was planned to determine what the wishes of the Austrian people were

reverse ricasso is marked "THE F-S FIGHTING KNIFE

coming from the opposing shore of Kadhimiyah

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tunic Breast Eagle Auction and the War Merit Cross(Heer Brustadler). Constructed of a dark green wool backer, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey threaded Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with the feathering outlined in silver aluminum wire piping, unmarked, measuring 105 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), some mothing evident, otherwise in better than very fine condition.