Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac which is also encompassed by

which is also encompassed by a multi-piece beige rayon liner

was eligible

was named after him

The mark presenting an Orb with KPM below and a scepter was used until 1917

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac which is also encompassed by(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 10 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 60 mm (w) x 48. 50 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, in