Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive both taped shut)

both taped shut)

with a single band at the top and one each at the top and bottom of the cap band

The modern miniature was based upon the L’Enfant standard eagle of 1902 and measures 15mm x 20mm

where he qualified as a Lieutenant (Infantry Rifle)

as well as an inscription of “FLYING GOGGLE A

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive both taped shut)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 64 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 16. 3 grams, with loss of finish and minor oxidation evident throughout, in