Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now light to moderate loss to

light to moderate loss to the original black finish from age and wear

Star in cast silver gilt with white

9 mm x 54 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

with metal plate

illustrating an anchor overlaying a vertically striped shield

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now light to moderate loss to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 50 for maker Karl Gschiermeister, Wien, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 17. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original