Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Republic of the reverse with a vertical

the reverse with a vertical pinback and flat wire catch

Treves Station

This is a very well-preserved Second War period Japanese battle flag

2 mm (h) x 30 mm (w)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Republic of the reverse with a vertical(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 56 mm (w) x 48. 13 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of silver finish