Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now includes stamps for the years

includes stamps for the years 1936 to 1945

reverse illustrating three marching soldiers with the inscription "1 ABRIL 1939 VICTORIA"

while another contains handwritten particulars of the recipient which have been rendered illegible

received both his medals

measuring 52 mm (w) x 107 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy-of-arms suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now includes stamps for the years(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised 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. 32 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.