Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Archive circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “DEUTSCHER KRIEGER VEREIN BREMEN” (“GERMAN WARRIOR’S ASSOCIATION BREMEM”)

which is constructed of painted metal alloy

1889 in Oppeln (present-day Opole

each with its own safety pin attachment

on loop for suspension (unmarked) from its period original ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Archive circumscribed by an inscription of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 60 mm (h),