Germany, Wehrmaht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed measuring 80 mm (w) x

measuring 80 mm (w) x 120 mm (h)

After the abolishment of the monarchy and the foundation of the Italian Republic in 1946

gilded non-magnetic horizontal block hinge

while the front third of the side walls are similarly trimmed with identical piping

Annie and sons

Germany, Wehrmaht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed measuring 80 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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. 78 mm (w) x 48. 61 mm (h), weighing 17. 9 grams, in near mint condition.