Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case Auction Archive reverse centre also in Gold

reverse centre also in Gold with a blue enameled background and individually enameled white stars forming the Southern Cross

while the eyelets have the triple serrated surfaces

it would not be a permanent one

the reverse with a vertical pinback flanked by dual stays and Japanese lettering standing for “Order of Merit Decoration”

measuring 80 mm (w) x 74 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case Auction Archive reverse centre also in Gold(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 94 mm (w) x 47. 65 mm (h), weighing 22. 9 grams, accompanied by its original presentation