Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity vertical needle style pinback with

vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a slightly flat wire catch

25 mm (w) x 66

the wreath encompasses an embroidered black swastika with an aluminum thread border on a white cotton base

September 1939)

the front cover of Pamphlet No

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity vertical needle style pinback with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreated date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 16 mm (w) x 48. 18 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original packet of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the