Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Newly Listed 1970 to February 22

1970 to February 22

the wreath suspension in silver gilt with green enamels

1948 in Ottawa

bars dated between 1932 and 1940 have to be considered unofficial

A Grand Officer Star

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Newly Listed 1970 to February 22(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 93 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm