Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold The badges are accompanied by

The badges are accompanied by their period original presentation case

Its survival in 1915 and subsequent recovery was an important factor leading to the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918

On the star

The interior of the cap band is surrounded by a fully-intact light brown leather sweatband

The underside of the skirt is stamped “4778” and “SE64” (Sächische Emailles u

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold The badges are accompanied by(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 55 mm (w) x 48. 39 mm (h), weighing