Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction silver gilt cross pattée with

silver gilt cross pattée with sun-rays between the arms of the cross

measuring 40 mm (w) x 63 mm (h - inclusive of silver crown

Citation states: “In December

1917 to November 4

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction silver gilt cross pattée with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.