Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister GTRexclude obverse illustrating U-53 Captain Rose

obverse illustrating U-53 Captain Rose

(Canada) Ltd catalogue 28th October 1969 lot# 155

has a gray paper stiffener on the reverse

Accompanied by its 36 mm (w) x 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister GTRexclude obverse illustrating U-53 Captain Rose(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed 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 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period