Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Archive scuffing and edge wear on

scuffing and edge wear on the exterior

above laurel and oak leaf branches joined by an Iron Cross

Pinned onto the peak of the cap is an enameled HJ badge

a superimposed medallion featuring the blue enamelled monogram of King Carol II

Sash badge in silver gilt with a five pointed star with blue and red enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Archive scuffing and edge wear on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 98 mm (w) x 47.