Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now worn on original ribbon with

worn on original ribbon with star device

screen-printed crest on navy cotton

in green box of issue

Accompanied by Ribbon Bar (Defence Medal

the enamels portray cracks and chips throughout but specifically on the wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now worn on original ribbon with(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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 49. 33 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams,