Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case Buy Now Between March 1944 and May

Between March 1944 and May 1945

The back grounding to the grey panels is still very visible however

the obverse shows the winged

with unsharpened edges and a sharp tip

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case Buy Now Between March 1944 and May(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei makers code, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of card