Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Quebec City

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constructed of two rows of brown braided cord flanked by two rows of fine aluminum wire interlaced with black threading

the handle with a bone grip which incorporates seven sets of three vertical rules each around its circumference

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The Battalion was raised(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.