Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of a Romanesque studio backdrop

a Romanesque studio backdrop

with border trim above and below

with black piping (Motor group Berlin-Brandenburg - black piping)

A private purchase

Includes: two Austria

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of a Romanesque studio backdrop(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period