Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold printed in four colours on

printed in four colours on an off-white paper stock

88 x 96 mm)

being a very difficult decision

5 mm (w) x 47 mm (h) inclusive of its cherry blossom suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold printed in four colours on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central date of 1939 within a laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 70 mm (w) x 49. 34 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.