Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt certificate_of_authenticity Measuring 100x151mm

Measuring 100x151mm

with two clasps: one is crossed sabres denoting combat service in the 1940 campaign or service in the armed resistance

depicting silver points between the arms

finishing the burst at 50 yards

the Hungarian head of state presented him with the Hungarian Gold Medal of Bravery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt certificate_of_authenticity Measuring 100x151mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 16 mm (h),