Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity the announcement appearing in the

the announcement appearing in the Sixth Supplement to the London Gazette 37599 of Tuesday

this time as a Rifleman with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles

with a 19 mm interior diameter

toned frame

The set consisting of a Grand Cross and Grand Cross Sash Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity the announcement appearing in the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central date of 1939 within a laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 70 mm (w) x 49. 34 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.