Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive measures 29

measures 29

obverse with the inward-facing busts of Emperor Joseph II and Queen Maria Theresa and engraver marked "WIDEMAN" below

a circlet inscribed Volunteer Medical Staff Corps with voided Geneva Cross to centre with red cloth backing to cross

silvered clasp on an original ribbon

the quartered arms of the first four provinces continued to be the only legally sanctioned coat of arms for the Dominion of Canada

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive measures 29(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, pin marked with number 1 for Deschler & Sohn, measuring 48. 25 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, and in better than very fine condition.