Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold Superimposed onto the badge is

Superimposed onto the badge is a single airplane propeller marked “K

the Minister of Veterans Affairs

each is maker marked "STOKES & SONS MELB" on the reverse

In bronzed brass

for ribbon bars and three awards

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold Superimposed onto the badge is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the revere with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 63 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 18. 1 grans, most of