Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed marked “Otto Placzek

marked “Otto Placzek

and Benbrook Field (#3)

until April 15

with a Polizei insignia on the center of the field cap

49 mm (w) x 37

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed marked “Otto Placzek(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period