Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive the quartered arms of the

the quartered arms of the first four provinces continued to be the only legally sanctioned coat of arms for the Dominion of Canada

obverse centre Pisan cross in white enamels

silvered clasp on an original ribbon

measures 29

76 Squadron

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive the quartered arms of the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, pin marked with number 1 for Deschler & Sohn, measuring 48. 25 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, and in better than very fine condition.