Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of Very dark patina on the

Very dark patina on the BWM

(Medaille zum 50-jährigen Regierunsjubiläum)

printed in black ink "Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen" on the front and maker marked "Carl Poellath Schrobenhausen" on the reverse

the reverse hook accommodating the General Honour Decoration is missing

Pietro Gerattioti

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of Very dark patina on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.