Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction the reverse depicts a map

the reverse depicts a map of the Saarland

with attractive even patina from age

Second Class 1849-1859 - Franz Joseph I (1849-1916)

The Royal Military College of Canada Review (1926) edited by Professor W

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction the reverse depicts a map(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.