Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity the collar chain measuring 900

the collar chain measuring 900 mm in length

clasp 1918

the backplate maker marked “C

Berry and Jane Berry

1935) and backed by laurel branches

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity the collar chain measuring 900(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 22 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, a later war example in very fine condition.