Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive The insignia on the cap

The insignia on the cap consists of a Wehrmacht eagle and a wreath with a cockade

measuring 65 mm x 25 mm

the reverse of each bearing etched institution dates of “16

and an Austrian-Hungarian Empire hallmark symbolizing silver purity of

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive The insignia on the cap(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.