Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed similarly bearing raised sickle and

similarly bearing raised sickle and hammer designs

together with union president Constantin Doncea

Returned to duty

Gilt wear evident on the reverse of the smaller medallion

entitled "The Concise Lineages of the Canadian Army 1855-Date

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed similarly bearing raised sickle and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 15 mm (h), weighing 13. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original