Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction Chief Commander - Bronze gilt

Chief Commander - Bronze gilt and enamels

minimal fraying and discolouration

John King is confirmed as a Midshipman aboard H

81 mm in diameter

with a Deschler trademark pin keeper and horizontal pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction Chief Commander - Bronze gilt(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.