Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer United Republic of 1963 and awarded in recognition

1963 and awarded in recognition of exceptional service to the state

no imperfections

A 1930 Deutscher Turnerbund 3

early WWI period issue of fine quality manufacture

the obverse depicting a police eagle within an oval wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer United Republic of 1963 and awarded in recognition(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 19 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams, demonstrating loss of silver finish to high contact points, in near