Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Hold with minor scratching visible to

with minor scratching visible to the enamels

with left-facing spread-winged eagles standing upon wreathed swastikas insignias in all four corners

in action at Pretoria and at Diamond Hill in June 1900 and in operations in Transvaal in September 1900

including a War Merit Cross with Swords and an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

There are three ties in a twisted bright yellow cord sewn in place along the top edge for wall hanging

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Hold with minor scratching visible to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, 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. 62 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 23.