Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with excellent detailing in the

with excellent detailing in the feathering

marked “JFS 1943” on the reverse

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plus eight American Ribbon Bars

the obverse presents a six point white and blue enamel star with a green enamel wreath with a small shield in each quadrant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with excellent detailing in the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 33 mm (w) x