Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive - George V (7177262

- George V (7177262

During the period when Bailey was on the Umbra

born January 23rd

vertical needle-style pin with an integrated hinge and catch

each bearing dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by a golden-yellow threaded band

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive - George V (7177262(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 83 mm (w) x 47. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original