Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold John of Jerusalem

John of Jerusalem

the obverse depicting a “W” similar to the style of the Royal Monogram of King Wilhelm

original ring suspension replaced with scroll claw foot suspender plus new ribbon

weighing 80

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold John of Jerusalem(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss