Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Province of China in turn topped by a

in turn topped by a ring retaining a period original ribbon

II - Rank and Command

Bavaria: Military Merit 3rd Class Cross with Swords (copper gilt

This type was issued in the second and third year of the War

2066969" and missing its pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Province of China in turn topped by a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crosses swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 05 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm