Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Kerbach & Österhelt Buy Now maker marked "LV" and numbered

maker marked "LV" and numbered "5" and "0" on the ring

consisting of a Cross Pattée with bordered and pebbled arms

he was posted to the Submarine Base and Depot H

spotting and surface wear

with a superimposed silver gilt and white enamelled eight-point star with ball finials and green enamelled laurel wreath between the arms on top

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Kerbach & Österhelt Buy Now maker marked "LV" and numbered(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integrated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integrated catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 96 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h), weighing 19. 8