Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now with the outlines of a

with the outlines of a War Merit Cross with Swords embossed on the outside lid

(Waffen-SS Sporthemdemblem)

Instituted by King William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815

one thing is certain: he predicted the collapse of the Vendome column long before it happened

reverse features a single central screwpost with square bronze block at the base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now with the outlines of a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne,