Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold measuring 75 mm (w) x

measuring 75 mm (w) x 110 mm (h - inclusive of crown with horizontally pierced ball suspension with cross)

Duke of Modena & Reggio

because he considered that the Cross of Liberty had fulfilled its purpose

the previous owner with a notation on the inside front cover endpiece

scattered age surface wear overall

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold measuring 75 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse wiht a block hinge emanating from a base plate and banjo style pinback meeting a flat write catch emerging from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47.