Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Buy Now eight points of smooth silver

eight points of smooth silver rays with a central green enamelled ray in each arm

led by Erich von Manstein

worn case of issue

His wound has healed and now presents no disability

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Buy Now eight points of smooth silver(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48.