Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Republic of 1985 (in red

1985 (in red

Excellent publication and strongly recommended by eMedals

constructed of a coarse white cotton twill

with a 38 mm wide leather sweatband with a cinnamon brown upper and gray underside

published in 1933 by Hurst & Blackett Ltd

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Republic of 1985 (in red(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its