Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Auction Archive the Order is conferred to

the Order is conferred to foreigners and Spanish citizens for meritorious civil acts

and all superimposed on thin aluminum plate

the face with eleven numerals 1 through 5 and 7 through 12 in white fluorescent paint

of Osnabruck Battaltion - (LIEUTENANT FRIEDRICH VON MAIDEL LEICHTE BAT

Organization and Sports Policy of Canadian Army (21 AG) Sports

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Auction Archive the Order is conferred to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 23.