Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Archive the exterior lid bears a

the exterior lid bears a central DRL cipher encompassed by an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom and overlaid with a mobile swastika

1919 to February 21

An unbodied miniature example in bronze gilt

on original faded ribbon and with late 19th Century collectors tag

of multiple parts construction

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Archive the exterior lid bears a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 85 mm (w) x 48. 11 mm (h), weighing 22. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original package of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the