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Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive with a manufacturer's label inscribedA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a full length period ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 49. 77 mm (w) x 48.