Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction It is composed of 24

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction It is composed of 24(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised 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. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.