Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Province of China framed by a full wreath

framed by a full wreath of laurel leaves and attached to an ornate bracket bearing oak leaves and acorns

surrounded by the dates 1866 1877 1881

The Philippine Liberation Medal is intended to recognize military service during the last eleven months of the Second World War

Constructed of a cardboard-reinforced black wool base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Province of China framed by a full wreath(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a 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. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.