Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of issued on February 17th

issued on February 17th

the Crimea Medal engraved in Gothic script

hand grenade

They are 63 German propaganda press photos

with the seam covered by an intact green felt buffer pad

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of issued on February 17th(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.