Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn Archive who later became the Austrian

who later became the Austrian War Minister

creased with wear to leather

centre shows horseman

measuring 57 mm in diameter

along with a dove and olive branch representing peace

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn Archive who later became the Austrian(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 10 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 60 mm (w) x 48. 50 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, in