Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive a green exterior with silk

a green exterior with silk and velvet medal bed

restoration and the interpretation of historic sites since its New York Society first undertook the preservation of the Van Cortlandt House in 1897

A very fine quality manufacture single NSDAP Reichs/Gau/Kreis Level Obereinsatzleiter collar tab

The separate lid is connected to the body of the case by a large central leather strap with eight magnetic metal rivets

both measuring 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive a green exterior with silk(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hing and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 30 mm (w) x 47. 00 grams, weighing 18. 0 grams,