Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Enver Hoxha

Enver Hoxha

engraved "1897-1949" and "R

A Soldbuch to Heer (Army) Oberschütze Franz Mannhel

Kirkpatrick with a strength of 42 officers and 1097 other ranks

indicating period application

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Enver Hoxha(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.