Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity The matching award certificate is

The matching award certificate is named to Obergefreiter Hitzl of the 1st Company of Anti Tank Battalion 152

Each front cover is marked "Crown Copyright Reserved / (Reprinted in Canada (various dates)

13th February 1901

five rivets on reverse

orange and brown enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity The matching award certificate is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback displaying the number 4, measures 48. 27 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighs 23. 9 grams, and in very fine condition.