Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Hold Ranging from fine to exetremely

Ranging from fine to exetremely fine

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a hand-painted Hohenzollern-style eagle

consisting of a multirayed eight pointed star in toned silver

31mm (w) x 82

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Hold Ranging from fine to exetremely(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & Oesterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 48.