Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case United Republic of one at the rank of

one at the rank of Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal)

the reverse with a field gray wool backer

including the hilt

their deadliness equalled that of any aeroplane or submarine

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case United Republic of one at the rank of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 3 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h); with the majority of its original silver finish intact;