Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords GTRexclude on behalf of her deceased

on behalf of her deceased son

Marianne Ingersoll Benson (1817 - 1877) of St

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords GTRexclude on behalf of her deceased(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 90 mm (w) x 47. 94 mm (h), weighing 21. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.