Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister visually-hidden while April 19 saw her

while April 19 saw her sink the new Italian ship Marco Foscarina

inside of a black enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ” (“GERMAN RED CROSS”)

5mm (h - inclusive of Andean condor suspension and integral ring)

very light spotting

as he had been wounded as the result of a gas shell attack on July 31

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister visually-hidden while April 19 saw her(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.