Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive the other had been damaged

the other had been damaged and was thought to be in a particularly dangerous condition

maker marked on pinback

5 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar and its 17 mm (w) x 4

chipping evident in the azure blue enamels on the tip of the arm at 12 o'clock on the obverse and in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece

each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced white cotton base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive the other had been damaged(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a screw and backplate, unmarked, measuring 49. 44 mm (w) x 48. 49 mm (h), weighing 20. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.