Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive marked by maker’s mark of

marked by maker’s mark of Friedrich Rothe

In generally fine condition

measuring 51 mm (w) x 83

WWI 103rd Infantry Battalion CEF - Sterling silver and enamels

on the eastern tip of New Guinea

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive marked by maker’s mark of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 25 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 20.