A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed The suspender is the same

The suspender is the same as that used on the Indian Mutiny Medal

maker marked "VM" on the edge

in gilded aluminum and metal alloy (magnetic)

Sash Badge (multi-piece construction

GRI (engraved "1944" on the reverse)

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed The suspender is the sameA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct replacement ribbon; with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939: in raised numbering; measuring 48. 78 mm x 49. 30 mm; weighing 24. 5 grams;