Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed Collar Insignia (silver gilt

Collar Insignia (silver gilt

one of four brothers who would serve during the war

First Class Iron Cross 1939 and Second Class Iron Cross 1939 (both 9mm)

bareheaded and standing

otherwise extremely fine and rare

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed Collar Insignia (silver giltA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; with its period original loop missing replaced by a piece of wire; missing its ribbon; 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 with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring