Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive A German First War Veteran’s

A German First War Veteran’s Organization Cross 1914-18 - In silvered tombac

three are aluminum (one with red

with the original institution date “1870” in raised numbering on the lower arm

all four sides of the azure blue and black stripe bearing a shield in red and white embroidery in the centre

Cross of Loyalty of the Freikorps - Von Neufville

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive A German First War Veteran’s(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, 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. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in